diff --git a/src/signature.c b/src/signature.c
index 7c58166f..10465962 100644
--- a/src/signature.c
+++ b/src/signature.c
@@ -430,9 +430,25 @@ static CK_RSA_PKCS_MGF_TYPE p11prov_sig_map_mgf(const char *digest_name)
 static CK_RV p11prov_sig_pss_restrictions(P11PROV_SIG_CTX *sigctx,
                                           CK_MECHANISM *mechanism)
 {
-    CK_ATTRIBUTE *allowed_mechs =
-        p11prov_obj_get_attr(sigctx->key, CKA_ALLOWED_MECHANISMS);
+    CK_BBOOL token_supports_allowed_mechs = CK_TRUE;
+    CK_ATTRIBUTE *allowed_mechs = NULL;
+    CK_RV ret;
+
+    /* check if token supports CKA_ALLOWED_MECHANISMS at all */
+    ret = p11prov_token_sup_attr(
+        sigctx->provctx, p11prov_obj_get_slotid(sigctx->key), GET_ATTR,
+        CKA_ALLOWED_MECHANISMS, &token_supports_allowed_mechs);
+    if (ret != CKR_OK) {
+        P11PROV_raise(sigctx->provctx, ret,
+                      "Failed to probe CKA_ALLOWED_MECHANISMS quirk");
+        return ret;
+    }
+    if (token_supports_allowed_mechs == CK_FALSE) {
+        /* Token does not support CKA_ALLOWED_MECHANISMS so there are no restrictions */
+        return CKR_OK;
+    }
 
+    allowed_mechs = p11prov_obj_get_attr(sigctx->key, CKA_ALLOWED_MECHANISMS);
     if (allowed_mechs) {
         CK_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE *mechs = (CK_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE *)allowed_mechs->pValue;
         int num_mechs = allowed_mechs->ulValueLen / sizeof(CK_MECHANISM_TYPE);