diff --git a/asio/include/asio/ssl/stream.hpp b/asio/include/asio/ssl/stream.hpp
index 23b92f15..c31bba98 100644
--- a/asio/include/asio/ssl/stream.hpp
+++ b/asio/include/asio/ssl/stream.hpp
@@ -141,10 +141,12 @@ public:
    *
    * // ... establish connection and perform handshake ...
    *
-   * if (SSL_get_verify_result(sock.native_handle()) == X509_V_OK)
+   * if (X509* cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(sock.native_handle()))
    * {
-   *   X509* cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(sock.native_handle());
-   *   // ...
+   *   if (SSL_get_verify_result(sock.native_handle()) == X509_V_OK)
+   *   {
+   *     // ...
+   *   }
    * }
    * @endcode
    */
diff --git a/asio/src/doc/reference.qbk b/asio/src/doc/reference.qbk
index c9ebc2bb..589bcede 100644
--- a/asio/src/doc/reference.qbk
+++ b/asio/src/doc/reference.qbk
@@ -83936,10 +83936,12 @@ The `native_handle()` function returns a pointer of type `SSL*` that is suitable
 
    // ... establish connection and perform handshake ...
 
-   if (SSL_get_verify_result(sock.native_handle()) == X509_V_OK)
+   if (X509* cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(sock.native_handle()))
    {
-     X509* cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(sock.native_handle());
-     // ...
+     if (SSL_get_verify_result(sock.native_handle()) == X509_V_OK)
+     {
+       // ...
+     }
    }