diff --git a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/EncryptionUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/EncryptionUtils.java
index fbe36dd13e11..2cfdfcf34ff5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/EncryptionUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/EncryptionUtils.java
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ public static String encryptPrivateKey(String privateKey, String keyPhrase) thro
         byte[] bytes = encodeStringToBase64Bytes(privateKey);
         byte[] encrypted = cipher.doFinal(bytes);
 
-        byte[] iv = cipher.getParameters().getParameterSpec(IvParameterSpec.class).getIV();
+        byte[] iv = cipher.getIV();
         String encodedIV = encodeBytesToBase64String(iv);
         String encodedSalt = encodeBytesToBase64String(salt);
         String encodedEncryptedBytes = encodeBytesToBase64String(encrypted);