-This makes it possible to trust certificates issued by an intermediate CA
-without having to trust its ancestor root CA.
-With OpenSSL 1.1.0 and later and <X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN> set, chain
-construction stops as soon as the first certificate from the trust store is
-added to the chain, whether that certificate is a self-signed "root"
-certificate or a not self-signed intermediate certificate.
+This makes it possible to trust self-issued certificates as well as certificates
+issued by an intermediate CA without having to trust their ancestor root CA.
+With OpenSSL 1.1.0 and later and B<X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN> set, chain
+construction stops as soon as the first certificate contained in the trust store
+is added to the chain, whether that certificate is a self-signed "root"
+certificate or a not self-signed "intermediate" or self-issued certificate.