diff --git a/apps/ca.c b/apps/ca.c
index db4652069..cbb1a0529 100644
--- a/apps/ca.c
+++ b/apps/ca.c
@@ -1454,13 +1454,13 @@ bad:
 			}
 		if ((crldays == 0) && (crlhours == 0))
 			{
-			BIO_printf(bio_err,"cannot lookup how long until the next CRL is issuer\n");
+			BIO_printf(bio_err,"cannot lookup how long until the next CRL is issued\n");
 			goto err;
 			}
 
 		if (verbose) BIO_printf(bio_err,"making CRL\n");
 		if ((crl=X509_CRL_new()) == NULL) goto err;
-		if (!X509_CRL_set_issuer_name(crl, X509_get_issuer_name(x509))) goto err;
+		if (!X509_CRL_set_issuer_name(crl, X509_get_subject_name(x509))) goto err;
 
 		tmptm = ASN1_TIME_new();
 		if (!tmptm) goto err;