diff --git a/library/asn1write.c b/library/asn1write.c
index c01c836..72acdf3 100644
--- a/library/asn1write.c
+++ b/library/asn1write.c
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
         return( 4 );
     }
 
+#if SIZE_MAX > 0xFFFFFFFF
     if( len <= 0xFFFFFFFF )
+#endif
     {
         if( *p - start < 5 )
             return( MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_BUF_TOO_SMALL );
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@
         return( 5 );
     }
 
+#if SIZE_MAX > 0xFFFFFFFF
     return( MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_INVALID_LENGTH );
+#endif
 }
 
 int mbedtls_asn1_write_tag( unsigned char **p, unsigned char *start, unsigned char tag )