diff --git a/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs b/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
index 3d8f236fd5..60df75ae72 100644
--- a/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/x509/mod.rs
@@ -816,14 +816,30 @@ impl X509Extension {
     ) -> Result<X509Extension, ErrorStack> {
         let name = CString::new(name).unwrap();
         let value = CString::new(value).unwrap();
+        let mut ctx;
         unsafe {
             ffi::init();
             let conf = conf.map_or(ptr::null_mut(), ConfRef::as_ptr);
-            let context = context.map_or(ptr::null_mut(), X509v3Context::as_ptr);
+            let context_ptr = match context {
+                Some(c) => c.as_ptr(),
+                None => {
+                    ctx = mem::zeroed();
+
+                    ffi::X509V3_set_ctx(
+                        &mut ctx,
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        0,
+                    );
+                    &mut ctx
+                }
+            };
             let name = name.as_ptr() as *mut _;
             let value = value.as_ptr() as *mut _;
 
-            cvt_p(ffi::X509V3_EXT_nconf(conf, context, name, value)).map(X509Extension)
+            cvt_p(ffi::X509V3_EXT_nconf(conf, context_ptr, name, value)).map(X509Extension)
         }
     }
 
@@ -841,14 +857,30 @@ impl X509Extension {
         value: &str,
     ) -> Result<X509Extension, ErrorStack> {
         let value = CString::new(value).unwrap();
+        let mut ctx;
         unsafe {
             ffi::init();
             let conf = conf.map_or(ptr::null_mut(), ConfRef::as_ptr);
-            let context = context.map_or(ptr::null_mut(), X509v3Context::as_ptr);
+            let context_ptr = match context {
+                Some(c) => c.as_ptr(),
+                None => {
+                    ctx = mem::zeroed();
+
+                    ffi::X509V3_set_ctx(
+                        &mut ctx,
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        ptr::null_mut(),
+                        0,
+                    );
+                    &mut ctx
+                }
+            };
             let name = name.as_raw();
             let value = value.as_ptr() as *mut _;
 
-            cvt_p(ffi::X509V3_EXT_nconf_nid(conf, context, name, value)).map(X509Extension)
+            cvt_p(ffi::X509V3_EXT_nconf_nid(conf, context_ptr, name, value)).map(X509Extension)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs b/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs
index 91fd36790c..57734f2665 100644
--- a/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs
+++ b/openssl/src/x509/tests.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use crate::x509::X509PurposeId;
 #[cfg(any(ossl102, libressl261))]
 use crate::x509::X509PurposeRef;
 use crate::x509::{
-    CrlStatus, X509Crl, X509Name, X509Req, X509StoreContext, X509VerifyResult, X509,
+    CrlStatus, X509Crl, X509Extension, X509Name, X509Req, X509StoreContext, X509VerifyResult, X509,
 };
 use hex::{self, FromHex};
 #[cfg(any(ossl102, libressl261))]
@@ -287,6 +287,14 @@ fn x509_builder() {
     assert_eq!(serial, x509.serial_number().to_bn().unwrap());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn x509_extension_new() {
+    assert!(X509Extension::new(None, None, "crlDistributionPoints", "section").is_err());
+    assert!(X509Extension::new(None, None, "proxyCertInfo", "").is_err());
+    assert!(X509Extension::new(None, None, "certificatePolicies", "").is_err());
+    assert!(X509Extension::new(None, None, "subjectAltName", "dirName:section").is_err());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn x509_extension_to_der() {
     let builder = X509::builder().unwrap();