diff --git a/utils/verify-cn b/utils/verify-cn
index 6e747ef1..b45f72e4 100755
--- a/utils/verify-cn
+++ b/utils/verify-cn
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if ($depth == 0) {
     # If so, parse out the common name substring in
     # the X509 subject string.
 
-    if ($x509 =~ / CN=([^,]+)/) {
+    if (($x509 =~ / CN=([^,]+)/) || ($x509 =~ /\/CN=([^\/]+)/)) {
         $cn = $1;
 	# Accept the connection if the X509 common name
 	# string matches the passed cn argument.