diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
index 7bb490a7f..be2ac7aae 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
@@ -9999,6 +9999,7 @@ int wc_EccPrivateKeyDecode(const byte* input, word32* inOutIdx, ecc_key* key,
                 if (pubSz < 2*(ECC_MAXSIZE+1)) {
                     XMEMCPY(pub, &input[*inOutIdx], pubSz);
                     *inOutIdx += length;
+                    pubData = pub;
                 }
                 else
                     ret = BUFFER_E;