diff --git a/src/libopensc/card-starcos.c b/src/libopensc/card-starcos.c
index 27a0692e..6218ad55 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/card-starcos.c
+++ b/src/libopensc/card-starcos.c
@@ -697,8 +697,7 @@ static int starcos_select_file(sc_card_t *card,
 			SC_FUNC_RETURN(card->ctx, SC_LOG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, SC_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS);
 
 		if (card->type != SC_CARD_TYPE_STARCOS_V3_4
-				|| card->type == SC_CARD_TYPE_STARCOS_V3_5
-				|| (pathlen == 0 && card->cache.current_path.type != SC_PATH_TYPE_DF_NAME)) {
+				|| card->type == SC_CARD_TYPE_STARCOS_V3_5) {
 			/* unify path (the first FID should be MF) */
 			if (path[0] != 0x3f || path[1] != 0x00)
 			{