diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index a061851669..7b2ee5c528 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,9 @@ static int ExportKeyState(WOLFSSL* ssl, byte* exp, word32 len, byte ver,
     XMEMCPY(exp + idx, keys->aead_exp_IV, AEAD_MAX_EXP_SZ);
     idx += AEAD_MAX_EXP_SZ;
 
-    sz = (small)? 0: ssl->specs.iv_size;
+    sz = (small) ? 0 :
+         (ssl->specs.iv_size > AEAD_MAX_IMP_SZ ? AEAD_MAX_IMP_SZ
+                                               : ssl->specs.iv_size);
     if (idx + (sz * 2) + OPAQUE8_LEN > len) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Buffer not large enough for imp IVs");
         return BUFFER_E;