diff --git a/library/spdm_requester_lib/libspdm_req_negotiate_algorithms.c b/library/spdm_requester_lib/libspdm_req_negotiate_algorithms.c
index 0b8239680bb..3ebd07cd412 100644
--- a/library/spdm_requester_lib/libspdm_req_negotiate_algorithms.c
+++ b/library/spdm_requester_lib/libspdm_req_negotiate_algorithms.c
@@ -409,6 +409,11 @@ static libspdm_return_t libspdm_try_negotiate_algorithms(libspdm_context_t *spdm
             status = LIBSPDM_STATUS_NEGOTIATION_FAIL;
             goto receive_done;
         }
+    } else {
+        if (spdm_context->connection_info.algorithm.measurement_spec != 0) {
+            status = LIBSPDM_STATUS_INVALID_MSG_FIELD;
+            goto receive_done;
+        }
     }
 
     if (libspdm_is_capabilities_flag_supported(
diff --git a/library/spdm_responder_lib/libspdm_rsp_algorithms.c b/library/spdm_responder_lib/libspdm_rsp_algorithms.c
index 029bdaa36db..a75be174dbf 100644
--- a/library/spdm_responder_lib/libspdm_rsp_algorithms.c
+++ b/library/spdm_responder_lib/libspdm_rsp_algorithms.c
@@ -563,11 +563,17 @@ libspdm_return_t libspdm_get_response_algorithms(libspdm_context_t *spdm_context
         }
     }
 
-    spdm_response->measurement_specification_sel = (uint8_t)libspdm_prioritize_algorithm(
-        measurement_spec_priority_table,
-        LIBSPDM_ARRAY_SIZE(measurement_spec_priority_table),
-        spdm_context->local_context.algorithm.measurement_spec,
-        spdm_context->connection_info.algorithm.measurement_spec);
+    if (libspdm_is_capabilities_flag_supported(
+            spdm_context, false, 0,
+            SPDM_GET_CAPABILITIES_RESPONSE_FLAGS_MEAS_CAP)) {
+        spdm_response->measurement_specification_sel = (uint8_t)libspdm_prioritize_algorithm(
+            measurement_spec_priority_table,
+            LIBSPDM_ARRAY_SIZE(measurement_spec_priority_table),
+            spdm_context->local_context.algorithm.measurement_spec,
+            spdm_context->connection_info.algorithm.measurement_spec);
+    } else {
+        spdm_response->measurement_specification_sel = 0;
+    }
 
     spdm_response->measurement_hash_algo = libspdm_prioritize_algorithm(
         measurement_hash_priority_table,