diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 88100e4a0..eeddb1541 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -7098,7 +7098,7 @@ int DtlsMsgSet(DtlsMsg* msg, word32 seq, word16 epoch, const byte* data, byte ty
 {
     WOLFSSL_ENTER("DtlsMsgSet()");
     if (msg != NULL && data != NULL && msg->fragSz <= msg->sz &&
-                                             (fragOffset + fragSz) <= msg->sz) {
+                    fragOffset <= msg->sz && (fragOffset + fragSz) <= msg->sz) {
         DtlsFrag* cur = msg->fragList;
         DtlsFrag* prev = cur;
         DtlsFrag* newFrag;