diff --git a/key_agreement.go b/key_agreement.go
index 488401d..f852618 100644
--- a/key_agreement.go
+++ b/key_agreement.go
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ func (ka rsaKeyAgreement) generateClientKeyExchange(config *Config, clientHello
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	encrypted, err := rsa.EncryptPKCS1v15(config.rand(), cert.PublicKey.(*rsa.PublicKey), preMasterSecret)
+	rsaKey, ok := cert.PublicKey.(*rsa.PublicKey)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("tls: server certificate contains incorrect key type for selected ciphersuite")
+	}
+	encrypted, err := rsa.EncryptPKCS1v15(config.rand(), rsaKey, preMasterSecret)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}