diff --git a/ext/openssl/ossl_x509name.c b/ext/openssl/ossl_x509name.c
index 82ee0546a7..f8373c81d7 100644
--- a/ext/openssl/ossl_x509name.c
+++ b/ext/openssl/ossl_x509name.c
@@ -354,11 +354,7 @@ ossl_x509name_to_a(VALUE self)
 
     GetX509Name(self, name);
     entries = X509_NAME_entry_count(name);
-    if (entries < 0) {
-	OSSL_Debug("name entries < 0!");
-	return rb_ary_new();
-    }
-    ret = rb_ary_new2(entries);
+    ret = rb_ary_new_capa(entries);
     for (i=0; i<entries; i++) {
 	if (!(entry = X509_NAME_get_entry(name, i))) {
 	    ossl_raise(eX509NameError, NULL);