diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
index 78298beafe..36ec4035c3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ func elfrelocsect(ctxt *Link, sect *sym.Section, syms []*sym.Symbol) {
 	}
 
 	ldr := ctxt.loader
-	eaddr := int32(sect.Vaddr + sect.Length)
+	eaddr := sect.Vaddr + sect.Length
 	for _, s := range syms {
 		if !s.Attr.Reachable() {
 			continue
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go
index 5548b8c666..df016f3d43 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/macho.go
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func machorelocsect(ctxt *Link, sect *sym.Section, syms []*sym.Symbol) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	eaddr := int32(sect.Vaddr + sect.Length)
+	eaddr := sect.Vaddr + sect.Length
 	for _, s := range syms {
 		if !s.Attr.Reachable() {
 			continue