diff --git a/Data/X509/Validation.hs b/Data/X509/Validation.hs
--- a/Data/X509/Validation.hs
+++ b/Data/X509/Validation.hs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
         --
         -- Also '*' is not accepted as a valid wildcard
         wildcardMatch l
-            | null l                                         = [InvalidWildcard] -- * is always invalid
+            | null l                                         = [InvalidWildcard] -- '*' is always invalid
             | l == take (length l) (reverse $ splitDot fqhn) = [] -- success: we got a match
             | otherwise                                      = [NameMismatch fqhn]
 
diff --git a/x509-validation.cabal b/x509-validation.cabal
--- a/x509-validation.cabal
+++ b/x509-validation.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                x509-validation
-Version:             1.6.1
+Version:             1.6.2
 Description:         X.509 Certificate and CRL validation
 License:             BSD3
 License-file:        LICENSE