diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
index 3b2073a47f..09012c562d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pg_GSS_startup(PGconn *conn, int payloadlen)
 				min_stat;
 	int			maxlen;
 	gss_buffer_desc temp_gbuf;
-	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
+	char	   *host = conn->connhost[conn->whichhost].host;
 
 	if (!(host && host[0] != '\0'))
 	{
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ pg_SSPI_startup(PGconn *conn, int use_negotiate, int payloadlen)
 {
 	SECURITY_STATUS r;
 	TimeStamp	expire;
-	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
+	char	   *host = conn->connhost[conn->whichhost].host;
 
 	if (conn->sspictx)
 	{
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-common.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-common.c
index 40203f3b64..b3f580f595 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-common.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-common.c
@@ -88,10 +88,17 @@ pq_verify_peer_name_matches_certificate_name(PGconn *conn,
 {
 	char	   *name;
 	int			result;
-	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
+	char	   *host = conn->connhost[conn->whichhost].host;
 
 	*store_name = NULL;
 
+	if (!(host && host[0] != '\0'))
+	{
+		printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
+						  libpq_gettext("host name must be specified\n"));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * There is no guarantee the string returned from the certificate is
 	 * NULL-terminated, so make a copy that is.
@@ -145,7 +152,7 @@ pq_verify_peer_name_matches_certificate_name(PGconn *conn,
 bool
 pq_verify_peer_name_matches_certificate(PGconn *conn)
 {
-	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
+	char	   *host = conn->connhost[conn->whichhost].host;
 	int			rc;
 	int			names_examined = 0;
 	char	   *first_name = NULL;