1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c
index e85c3a64d6..5891bd8df3 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_verify.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: x509_verify.c,v 1.61 2022/10/17 18:56:54 jsing Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: x509_verify.c,v 1.62 2023/01/17 23:49:28 beck Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Bob Beck <beck@openbsd.org>
  *
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ x509_verify_ctx_validate_legacy_chain(struct x509_verify_ctx *ctx,
         if (!x509_vfy_check_revocation(ctx->xsc))
                 goto err;
 
-        if (!x509_vfy_check_policy(ctx->xsc))
+        if (ctx->xsc->param->flags & X509_V_FLAG_POLICY_CHECK &&
+            !x509_vfy_check_policy(ctx->xsc))
                 goto err;
 
         ret = 1;