diff --git a/scd/apdu.c b/scd/apdu.c
index 49ece0b9a..67671b2a8 100644
--- a/scd/apdu.c
+++ b/scd/apdu.c
@@ -2212,6 +2212,11 @@ check_pcsc_pinpad (int slot, int command, pininfo_t *pininfo)
   if (reader_table[slot].pcsc.pinmax >= 0)
     pininfo->maxlen = reader_table[slot].pcsc.pinmax;
 
+  if (!pininfo->minlen)
+    pininfo->minlen = 1;
+  if (!pininfo->maxlen)
+    pininfo->maxlen = 15;
+
   if ((command == ISO7816_VERIFY && reader_table[slot].pcsc.verify_ioctl != 0)
       || (command == ISO7816_CHANGE_REFERENCE_DATA
           && reader_table[slot].pcsc.modify_ioctl != 0))
@@ -2248,11 +2253,6 @@ pcsc_pinpad_verify (int slot, int class, int ins, int p0, int p1,
   if (pininfo->fixedlen < 0 || pininfo->fixedlen >= 16)
     return SW_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 
-  if (!pininfo->minlen)
-    pininfo->minlen = 1;
-  if (!pininfo->maxlen)
-    pininfo->maxlen = 15;
-
   pin_verify = xtrymalloc (len);
   if (!pin_verify)
     return SW_HOST_OUT_OF_CORE;
@@ -2328,11 +2328,6 @@ pcsc_pinpad_modify (int slot, int class, int ins, int p0, int p1,
   if (pininfo->fixedlen < 0 || pininfo->fixedlen >= 16)
     return SW_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 
-  if (!pininfo->minlen)
-    pininfo->minlen = 1;
-  if (!pininfo->maxlen)
-    pininfo->maxlen = 15;
-
   pin_modify = xtrymalloc (len);
   if (!pin_modify)
     return SW_HOST_OUT_OF_CORE;