diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index 00ff2b5cf..f395ec409 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -3439,7 +3439,7 @@ display_dn - input error"
 	shift 2
 
 	# Display DN
-	ssl_out="$(OPENSSL_CONF=/dev/null \
+	ssl_out="$(
 		"$EASYRSA_OPENSSL" "$format" -in "$path" -noout -subject \
 		-nameopt utf8,sep_multiline,space_eq,lname,align)" || \
 			die "display_dn: SSL command '$format'"