diff --git a/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c b/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c
index 3bbd45706..860adee4b 100644
--- a/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c
+++ b/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c
@@ -1922,6 +1922,8 @@ static int tls_connection_engine_ca_cert(void *_ssl_ctx,
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "OpenSSL: %s - added CA certificate from engine "
 		   "to certificate store", __func__);
 	SSL_set_verify(conn->ssl, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, tls_verify_cb);
+	conn->ca_cert_verify = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 
 #else /* OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE */