diff --git a/src/libopensc/pkcs15-pin.c b/src/libopensc/pkcs15-pin.c
index 6f0239bd..3043bdda 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/pkcs15-pin.c
+++ b/src/libopensc/pkcs15-pin.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int sc_pkcs15_verify_pin(struct sc_pkcs15_card *p15card,
 	LOG_TEST_RET(ctx, r, "sc_lock() failed");
 
 	/* the path in the pin object is optional */
-	if (auth_info->path.len > 0) {
+	if ((auth_info->path.len > 0) || ((auth_info->path.aid.len > 0))) {
 		r = sc_select_file(card, &auth_info->path, NULL);
 		if (r)
 			goto out;