diff --git a/crypto/secp256r1/publickey.go b/crypto/secp256r1/publickey.go
index c92afaa1e0..9b84044efa 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256r1/publickey.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256r1/publickey.go
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ func newPublicKey(x, y *big.Int) *ecdsa.PublicKey {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Check if the given coordinates are the reference point (infinity)
+	if x.Sign() == 0 && y.Sign() == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	return &ecdsa.PublicKey{
 		Curve: elliptic.P256(),
 		X:     x,