diff --git a/src/security/v2/certificate-request.hpp b/src/security/v2/certificate-request.hpp
index c1d88dc..9bcb93b 100644
--- a/src/security/v2/certificate-request.hpp
+++ b/src/security/v2/certificate-request.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
  *
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
   {
   }
 
+  explicit
+  CertificateRequest(const Name& name)
+    : CertificateRequest(Interest(name).setCanBePrefix(true))
+  {
+  }
+
 public:
   /// @brief the name for the requested data/certificate.
   Interest m_interest;