diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509type.c b/crypto/x509/x509type.c
index 8fe1c5458..2cd994c5b 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509type.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509type.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ int X509_certificate_type(X509 *x, EVP_PKEY *pkey)
 		break;
 		}
 
-	if (EVP_PKEY_size(pk) <= 512/8)	/* /8 because it's 512 bits we look
+	if (EVP_PKEY_size(pk) <= 1024/8)/* /8 because it's 1024 bits we look
 					   for, not bytes */
 		ret|=EVP_PKT_EXP;
 	if(pkey==NULL) EVP_PKEY_free(pk);