diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/tfm.c b/wolfcrypt/src/tfm.c
index a5c409f47..70df13969 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/tfm.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/tfm.c
@@ -2194,26 +2194,31 @@ int fp_exptmod(fp_int * G, fp_int * X, fp_int * P, fp_int * Y)
 #ifndef POSITIVE_EXP_ONLY  /* reduce stack if assume no negatives */
       int    err;
    #ifndef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-      fp_int tmp[1];
+      fp_int tmp[2];
    #else
       fp_int *tmp;
    #endif
 
    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-      tmp = (fp_int*)XMALLOC(sizeof(fp_int), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_BIGINT);
+      tmp = (fp_int*)XMALLOC(sizeof(fp_int) * 2, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_BIGINT);
       if (tmp == NULL)
           return FP_MEM;
    #endif
 
       /* yes, copy G and invmod it */
-      fp_init_copy(tmp, G);
-      err = fp_invmod(tmp, P, tmp);
+      fp_init_copy(&tmp[0], G);
+      fp_init_copy(&tmp[1], P);
+      tmp[1].sign = FP_ZPOS;
+      err = fp_invmod(&tmp[0], &tmp[1], &tmp[0]);
       if (err == FP_OKAY) {
          X->sign = FP_ZPOS;
-         err =  _fp_exptmod(tmp, X, X->used, P, Y);
+         err =  _fp_exptmod(&tmp[0], X, X->used, P, Y);
          if (X != Y) {
             X->sign = FP_NEG;
          }
+         if (P->sign == FP_NEG) {
+            fp_add(Y, P, Y);
+         }
       }
    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
       XFREE(tmp, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
@@ -2256,26 +2261,31 @@ int fp_exptmod_ex(fp_int * G, fp_int * X, int digits, fp_int * P, fp_int * Y)
 #ifndef POSITIVE_EXP_ONLY  /* reduce stack if assume no negatives */
       int    err;
    #ifndef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-      fp_int tmp[1];
+      fp_int tmp[2];
    #else
       fp_int *tmp;
    #endif
 
    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
-      tmp = (fp_int*)XMALLOC(sizeof(fp_int), NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
+      tmp = (fp_int*)XMALLOC(sizeof(fp_int) * 2, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
       if (tmp == NULL)
           return FP_MEM;
    #endif
 
       /* yes, copy G and invmod it */
-      fp_init_copy(tmp, G);
-      err = fp_invmod(tmp, P, tmp);
+      fp_init_copy(&tmp[0], G);
+      fp_init_copy(&tmp[1], P);
+      tmp[1].sign = FP_ZPOS;
+      err = fp_invmod(&tmp[0], &tmp[1], &tmp[0]);
       if (err == FP_OKAY) {
          X->sign = FP_ZPOS;
-         err =  _fp_exptmod(tmp, X, digits, P, Y);
+         err =  _fp_exptmod(&tmp[0], X, digits, P, Y);
          if (X != Y) {
             X->sign = FP_NEG;
          }
+         if (P->sign == FP_NEG) {
+            fp_add(Y, P, Y);
+         }
       }
    #ifdef WOLFSSL_SMALL_STACK
       XFREE(tmp, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_BIGINT);