diff --git a/library/ssl_tls.c b/library/ssl_tls.c
index b3fb95c..4f7f992 100644
--- a/library/ssl_tls.c
+++ b/library/ssl_tls.c
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@
             if( ret < 0 )
                 return( ret );
 
-            if ( (size_t)ret > len )
+            if ( (size_t)ret > len || ( INT_MAX > SIZE_MAX && ret > SIZE_MAX ) )
             {
                 MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, 
                     ( "f_recv returned %d bytes but only %zu were requested", 
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@
         if( ret <= 0 )
             return( ret );
 
-        if( (size_t)ret > ssl->out_left )
+        if( (size_t)ret > ssl->out_left || ( INT_MAX > SIZE_MAX && ret > SIZE_MAX ) )
         {
             MBEDTLS_SSL_DEBUG_MSG( 1, 
                 ( "f_send returned %d bytes but only %zu bytes were sent",