1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/internal/crypto/keys.js b/lib/internal/crypto/keys.js
index fb17ba36ce..250147d752 100644
--- a/lib/internal/crypto/keys.js
+++ b/lib/internal/crypto/keys.js
@@ -270,7 +270,10 @@ function prepareAsymmetricKey(key, ctx) {
          ...(ctx !== kCreatePrivate ? ['KeyObject'] : [])],
         key);
     }
-    return { data, ...parseKeyEncoding(key, undefined) };
+
+    const isPublic =
+      (ctx === kConsumePrivate || ctx === kCreatePrivate) ? false : undefined;
+    return { data, ...parseKeyEncoding(key, undefined, isPublic) };
   } else {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
       'key',