diff --git a/ssl/statem/extensions_clnt.c b/ssl/statem/extensions_clnt.c
index 2c72dea248c35cb944f20bc2852c24fce491c55f..bffe7aca08b6e7ba67a2ebbdf9ecd7a3bd943b31 100644
--- a/ssl/statem/extensions_clnt.c
+++ b/ssl/statem/extensions_clnt.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ EXT_RETURN tls_construct_ctos_padding(SSL *s, WPACKET *pkt,
          * 1 byte long so as not to have an empty extension last (WebSphere 7.x,
          * 8.x are intolerant of that condition)
          */
-        if (hlen >= 4)
+        if (hlen > 4)
             hlen -= 4;
         else
             hlen = 1;