diff --git a/library/ssl_cli.c b/library/ssl_cli.c
index fda9ebf..608140f 100644
--- a/library/ssl_cli.c
+++ b/library/ssl_cli.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
         return( POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_BAD_HS_SERVER_HELLO );
     }
 
-    p = buf + 2;
+    p = buf + 1;
     while( list_size > 0 )
     {
         if( p[0] == POLARSSL_ECP_PF_UNCOMPRESSED ||