diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 067b7a6c08..0995bcb645 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -23005,9 +23005,7 @@ default:
             }
 
             if (IsEncryptionOn(ssl, 0)) {
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_TLS13) || defined(WOLFSSL_EXTRA_ALERTS)
                 int tooLong = 0;
-#endif
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_TLS13
                 if (IsAtLeastTLSv1_3(ssl->version)) {
@@ -23017,18 +23015,16 @@ default:
                                                              MAX_TLS13_PLAIN_SZ;
                     }
                 }
+                else
 #endif
-#ifdef WOLFSSL_EXTRA_ALERTS
-                if (!IsAtLeastTLSv1_3(ssl->version))
+                {
                     tooLong = ssl->curSize > MAX_TLS_CIPHER_SZ;
-#endif
-#if defined(WOLFSSL_TLS13) || defined(WOLFSSL_EXTRA_ALERTS)
+                }
                 if (tooLong) {
                     WOLFSSL_MSG("Encrypted data too long");
                     SendAlert(ssl, alert_fatal, record_overflow);
                     return BUFFER_ERROR;
                 }
-#endif
             }
             ssl->keys.padSz = 0;