diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index c883077e44..1b363743f4 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2016-02-06  Cary Coutant  <ccoutant@gmail.com>
+
+	* reloc.h (Bits::has_unsigned_overflow32): Fix unsigned/signed
+	comparison.
+	(Bits::has_unsigned_overflow): Likewise.
+
 2016-02-06  Marcin Kościelnicki  <koriakin@0x04.net>
 
 	* i386.cc (Target_i386::is_call_to_non_split): Add view and view_size
diff --git a/gold/reloc.h b/gold/reloc.h
index 4f1e753bf9..fce7313637 100644
--- a/gold/reloc.h
+++ b/gold/reloc.h
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ class Bits
     gold_assert(bits > 0 && bits <= 32);
     if (bits == 32)
       return false;
-    int32_t max = static_cast<int32_t>((1U << bits) - 1);
+    uint32_t max = static_cast<int32_t>((1U << bits) - 1);
     return val > max;
   }
 
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ class Bits
     gold_assert(bits > 0 && bits <= 64);
     if (bits == 64)
       return false;
-    int64_t max = static_cast<int64_t>((static_cast<uint64_t>(1) << bits) - 1);
+    uint64_t max = static_cast<int64_t>((static_cast<uint64_t>(1) << bits) - 1);
     return val > max;
   }