diff --git a/boot/boot_serial/src/boot_serial_encryption.c b/boot/boot_serial/src/boot_serial_encryption.c
index 7d3b47c72..c4bd7d87b 100644
--- a/boot/boot_serial/src/boot_serial_encryption.c
+++ b/boot/boot_serial/src/boot_serial_encryption.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ decrypt_region_inplace(struct boot_loader_state *state,
                     blk_sz = tlv_off - (off + bytes_copied);
                 }
             }
-            boot_encrypt(BOOT_CURR_ENC(state), slot,
+            boot_enc_decrypt(BOOT_CURR_ENC(state), slot,
                     (off + bytes_copied + idx) - hdr->ih_hdr_size, blk_sz,
                     blk_off, &buf[idx]);
         }
diff --git a/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/enc_key.h b/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/enc_key.h
index ceb7c21d9..966f2d6a7 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/enc_key.h
+++ b/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/enc_key.h
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ int boot_enc_load(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot,
         const struct image_header *hdr, const struct flash_area *fap,
         struct boot_status *bs);
 bool boot_enc_valid(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot);
-void boot_encrypt(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot,
+void boot_enc_encrypt(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot,
+        uint32_t off, uint32_t sz, uint32_t blk_off, uint8_t *buf);
+void boot_enc_decrypt(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot,
         uint32_t off, uint32_t sz, uint32_t blk_off, uint8_t *buf);
 void boot_enc_zeroize(struct enc_key_data *enc_state);
 
diff --git a/boot/bootutil/src/encrypted.c b/boot/bootutil/src/encrypted.c
index e8f4a40cd..b48f859f6 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/src/encrypted.c
+++ b/boot/bootutil/src/encrypted.c
@@ -663,14 +663,13 @@ boot_enc_valid(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot)
 }
 
 void
-boot_encrypt(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot, uint32_t off,
+boot_enc_encrypt(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot, uint32_t off,
              uint32_t sz, uint32_t blk_off, uint8_t *buf)
 {
-    struct enc_key_data *enc;
+    struct enc_key_data *enc = &enc_state[slot];
     uint8_t nonce[16];
 
-    /* boot_copy_region will call boot_encrypt with sz = 0 when skipping over
-       the TLVs. */
+    /* Nothing to do with size == 0 */
     if (sz == 0) {
        return;
     }
@@ -682,11 +681,33 @@ boot_encrypt(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot, uint32_t off,
     nonce[14] = (uint8_t)(off >> 8);
     nonce[15] = (uint8_t)off;
 
-    enc = &enc_state[slot];
     assert(enc->valid == 1);
     bootutil_aes_ctr_encrypt(&enc->aes_ctr, nonce, buf, sz, blk_off, buf);
 }
 
+void
+boot_enc_decrypt(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int slot, uint32_t off,
+             uint32_t sz, uint32_t blk_off, uint8_t *buf)
+{
+    struct enc_key_data *enc = &enc_state[slot];
+    uint8_t nonce[16];
+
+    /* Nothing to do with size == 0 */
+    if (sz == 0) {
+       return;
+    }
+
+    memset(nonce, 0, 12);
+    off >>= 4;
+    nonce[12] = (uint8_t)(off >> 24);
+    nonce[13] = (uint8_t)(off >> 16);
+    nonce[14] = (uint8_t)(off >> 8);
+    nonce[15] = (uint8_t)off;
+
+    assert(enc->valid == 1);
+    bootutil_aes_ctr_decrypt(&enc->aes_ctr, nonce, buf, sz, blk_off, buf);
+}
+
 /**
  * Clears encrypted state after use.
  */
diff --git a/boot/bootutil/src/image_validate.c b/boot/bootutil/src/image_validate.c
index 5953658b0..0731501e1 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/src/image_validate.c
+++ b/boot/bootutil/src/image_validate.c
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ bootutil_img_hash(struct enc_key_data *enc_state, int image_index,
 
             if (off >= hdr_size && off < tlv_off) {
                 blk_off = (off - hdr_size) & 0xf;
-                boot_encrypt(enc_state, slot, off - hdr_size,
-                             blk_sz, blk_off, tmp_buf);
+                boot_enc_decrypt(enc_state, slot, off - hdr_size,
+                                 blk_sz, blk_off, tmp_buf);
             }
         }
 #endif
diff --git a/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c b/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c
index 2e52e51e1..bf4606228 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c
+++ b/boot/bootutil/src/loader.c
@@ -1573,9 +1573,15 @@ boot_copy_region(struct boot_loader_state *state,
                         blk_sz = tlv_off - abs_off;
                     }
                 }
-                boot_encrypt(BOOT_CURR_ENC(state), source_slot,
-                        (abs_off + idx) - hdr->ih_hdr_size, blk_sz,
-                        blk_off, &buf[idx]);
+                if (source_slot == 0) {
+                    boot_enc_encrypt(BOOT_CURR_ENC(state), source_slot,
+                            (abs_off + idx) - hdr->ih_hdr_size, blk_sz,
+                            blk_off, &buf[idx]);
+                } else {
+                    boot_enc_decrypt(BOOT_CURR_ENC(state), source_slot,
+                            (abs_off + idx) - hdr->ih_hdr_size, blk_sz,
+                            blk_off, &buf[idx]);
+                }
             }
         }
 #endif
@@ -3081,10 +3087,9 @@ boot_decrypt_and_copy_image_to_sram(struct boot_loader_state *state,
              * Part of the chunk is encrypted payload */
             blk_sz = tlv_off - (bytes_copied);
         }
-        boot_encrypt(BOOT_CURR_ENC(state), slot,
-            (bytes_copied + idx) - hdr->ih_hdr_size, blk_sz,
-            blk_off, cur_dst);
-
+        boot_enc_decrypt(BOOT_CURR_ENC(state), slot,
+                (bytes_copied + idx) - hdr->ih_hdr_size, blk_sz,
+                blk_off, cur_dst);
         bytes_copied += chunk_sz;
     }
     rc = 0;