diff --git a/ykcs11/mechanisms.c b/ykcs11/mechanisms.c
index 1fc6339..df1db6c 100644
--- a/ykcs11/mechanisms.c
+++ b/ykcs11/mechanisms.c
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ CK_RV check_pubkey_template(op_info_t *op_info, CK_ATTRIBUTE_PTR templ, CK_ULONG
     case CKA_VERIFY:
     case CKA_WRAP:
     case CKA_DERIVE:
+    case CKA_PRIVATE:
       // Ignore these attributes for now
       break;