diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 69b181b..4d568ed 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export async function fromJwk({jwk, secretKey = false} = {}) {
     type: 'Multikey',
     publicKeyMultibase: toPublicKeyMultibase({jwk})
   };
-  if(jwk.d) {
+  if(secretKey && jwk.d) {
     multikey.secretKeyMultibase = toSecretKeyMultibase({jwk});
   }
   return from(multikey);