diff --git a/library/x509.c b/library/x509.c
index 3619aee..cb6fc6c 100644
--- a/library/x509.c
+++ b/library/x509.c
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@
 static int x509_date_is_valid(const x509_time *t)
 {
     int ret = POLARSSL_ERR_X509_INVALID_DATE;
+    int month_len;
 
     CHECK_RANGE( 0, 9999, t->year );
     CHECK_RANGE( 0, 23,   t->hour );
@@ -508,17 +509,22 @@
     switch( t->mon )
     {
         case 1: case 3: case 5: case 7: case 8: case 10: case 12:
-            CHECK_RANGE( 1, 31, t->day );
+            month_len = 31;
             break;
         case 4: case 6: case 9: case 11:
-            CHECK_RANGE( 1, 30, t->day );
+            month_len = 30;
             break;
         case 2:
-            CHECK_RANGE( 1, 28 + (t->year % 4 == 0), t->day );
+            if( ( !( t->year % 4 ) && t->year % 100 ) ||
+                !( t->year % 400 ) )
+                month_len = 29;
+            else
+                month_len = 28;
             break;
         default:
             return( ret );
     }
+    CHECK_RANGE( 1, month_len, t->day );
 
     return( 0 );
 }