diff --git a/crypto/threads/mttest.c b/crypto/threads/mttest.c
index 40c1cfc6c..47faef53c 100644
--- a/crypto/threads/mttest.c
+++ b/crypto/threads/mttest.c
@@ -660,9 +660,10 @@ int MS_CALLBACK verify_callback(int ok, X509_STORE_CTX *ctx)
 
 	if (verbose)
 		{
+		s=X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_subject_name(ctx->current_cert),
+				    buf,256);
 		if (s != NULL)
 			{
-			s=X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_subject_name(ctx->current_cert),buf,256);
 			if (ok)
 				fprintf(stderr,"depth=%d %s\n",
 					ctx->error_depth,buf);