diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 9789016199..515a127def 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-11-26  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* elf32-sh.c (sh_elf_reloc): Use a signed_vma when checking for a
+	negative relocated value.
+	* coff-sh.c (sh_reloc): Likewise.
+
 2019-11-25  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* archures.c (bfd_octets_per_byte): Tail call
diff --git a/bfd/coff-sh.c b/bfd/coff-sh.c
index 4b6b0de542..1077a20e6c 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-sh.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-sh.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ sh_reloc (bfd *      abfd,
 	sym_value -= 0x1000;
       insn = (insn & 0xf000) | (sym_value & 0xfff);
       bfd_put_16 (abfd, (bfd_vma) insn, hit_data);
-      if (sym_value < (bfd_vma) -0x1000 || sym_value >= 0x1000)
+      if ((bfd_signed_vma) sym_value < -0x1000 || sym_value >= 0x1000)
 	return bfd_reloc_overflow;
       break;
     default:
diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
index 8aa49b099c..863e2e1bfc 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ sh_elf_reloc (bfd *abfd, arelent *reloc_entry, asymbol *symbol_in,
 	sym_value -= 0x1000;
       insn = (insn & 0xf000) | (sym_value & 0xfff);
       bfd_put_16 (abfd, (bfd_vma) insn, hit_data);
-      if (sym_value < (bfd_vma) -0x1000 || sym_value >= 0x1000)
+      if ((bfd_signed_vma) sym_value < -0x1000 || sym_value >= 0x1000)
 	return bfd_reloc_overflow;
       break;
     default: