diff --git a/ssl/t1_lib.c b/ssl/t1_lib.c
index 2b90d471e..4efa20af2 100644
--- a/ssl/t1_lib.c
+++ b/ssl/t1_lib.c
@@ -1452,23 +1452,20 @@ int ssl_check_serverhello_tlsext(SSL *s)
 	int al = SSL_AD_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME;
 
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_EC
-	/* If we are client and using an elliptic curve cryptography cipher suite, then server
-	 * must return a an EC point formats lists containing uncompressed.
+	/* If we are client and using an elliptic curve cryptography cipher
+	 * suite, then if server returns an EC point formats lists extension
+	 * it must contain uncompressed.
 	 */
 	unsigned long alg_k = s->s3->tmp.new_cipher->algorithm_mkey;
 	unsigned long alg_a = s->s3->tmp.new_cipher->algorithm_auth;
 	if ((s->tlsext_ecpointformatlist != NULL) && (s->tlsext_ecpointformatlist_length > 0) && 
+	    (s->session->tlsext_ecpointformatlist != NULL) && (s->session->tlsext_ecpointformatlist_length > 0) && 
 	    ((alg_k & (SSL_kEECDH|SSL_kECDHr|SSL_kECDHe)) || (alg_a & SSL_aECDSA)))
 		{
 		/* we are using an ECC cipher */
 		size_t i;
 		unsigned char *list;
 		int found_uncompressed = 0;
-		if ((s->session->tlsext_ecpointformatlist == NULL) || (s->session->tlsext_ecpointformatlist_length == 0))
-			{
-			SSLerr(SSL_F_SSL_CHECK_SERVERHELLO_TLSEXT,SSL_R_TLS_INVALID_ECPOINTFORMAT_LIST);
-			return -1;
-			}
 		list = s->session->tlsext_ecpointformatlist;
 		for (i = 0; i < s->session->tlsext_ecpointformatlist_length; i++)
 			{