diff --git a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c
index cc9dbcecaaca..c43b077ba37d 100644
--- a/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c
+++ b/crypto/asymmetric_keys/verify_pefile.c
@@ -135,11 +135,15 @@ static int pefile_strip_sig_wrapper(const void *pebuf,
 	pr_debug("sig wrapper = { %x, %x, %x }\n",
 		 wrapper.length, wrapper.revision, wrapper.cert_type);
 
-	/* Both pesign and sbsign round up the length of certificate table
-	 * (in optional header data directories) to 8 byte alignment.
+	/* sbsign rounds up the length of certificate table (in optional
+	 * header data directories) to 8 byte alignment.  However, the PE
+	 * specification states that while entries are 8-byte aligned, this is
+	 * not included in their length, and as a result, pesign has not
+	 * rounded up since 0.110.
 	 */
-	if (round_up(wrapper.length, 8) != ctx->sig_len) {
-		pr_debug("Signature wrapper len wrong\n");
+	if (wrapper.length > ctx->sig_len) {
+		pr_debug("Signature wrapper bigger than sig len (%x > %x)\n",
+			 ctx->sig_len, wrapper.length);
 		return -ELIBBAD;
 	}
 	if (wrapper.revision != WIN_CERT_REVISION_2_0) {