diff --git a/library/ssl_cli.c b/library/ssl_cli.c
index 0056896..a758524 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cli.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cli.c
@@ -2406,21 +2406,26 @@
 {
     int ret;
     const mbedtls_ecp_keypair *peer_key;
+    mbedtls_pk_context * peer_pk;
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_KEEP_PEER_CERTIFICATE)
+    peer_pk = &ssl->handshake->peer_pubkey;
+#else /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_KEEP_PEER_CERTIFICATE */
     if( ssl->session_negotiate->peer_cert == NULL )
     {
         /* Should never happen */
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_INTERNAL_ERROR );
     }
+    peer_pk = &ssl->session_negotiate->peer_cert->pk;
+#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_KEEP_PEER_CERTIFICATE */
 
-    if( ! mbedtls_pk_can_do( &ssl->session_negotiate->peer_cert->pk,
-                     MBEDTLS_PK_ECKEY ) )
+    if( ! mbedtls_pk_can_do( peer_pk, MBEDTLS_PK_ECKEY ) )
     {
         MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, ( "server key not ECDH capable" ) );
         return( MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_PK_TYPE_MISMATCH );
     }
 
-    peer_key = mbedtls_pk_ec( ssl->session_negotiate->peer_cert->pk );
+    peer_key = mbedtls_pk_ec( *peer_pk );
 
     if( ( ret = mbedtls_ecdh_get_params( &ssl->handshake->ecdh_ctx, peer_key,
                                  MBEDTLS_ECDH_THEIRS ) ) != 0 )