diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index f67df17b5b..457fa6b87b 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-12-22  Cary Coutant  <ccoutant@google.com>
+
+	* powerpc.cc (Target_powerpc::relocate): Fix overflow check.
+
 2014-12-20  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	PR gold/14608
diff --git a/gold/powerpc.cc b/gold/powerpc.cc
index 1407a0e873..e456c85228 100644
--- a/gold/powerpc.cc
+++ b/gold/powerpc.cc
@@ -7531,7 +7531,6 @@ Target_powerpc<size, big_endian>::Relocate::relocate(
       Insn* iview = reinterpret_cast<Insn*>(view - 2 * big_endian);
       Insn insn = elfcpp::Swap<32, big_endian>::readval(iview);
 
-      overflow = Reloc::CHECK_SIGNED;
       if ((insn & (0x3f << 26)) == 10u << 26 /* cmpli */)
 	overflow = Reloc::CHECK_BITFIELD;
       else if (overflow == Reloc::CHECK_LOW_INSN
@@ -7542,6 +7541,8 @@ Target_powerpc<size, big_endian>::Relocate::relocate(
 		  || (insn & (0x3f << 26)) == 25u << 26 /* oris */
 		  || (insn & (0x3f << 26)) == 27u << 26 /* xoris */))
 	overflow = Reloc::CHECK_UNSIGNED;
+      else
+	overflow = Reloc::CHECK_SIGNED;
     }
 
   typename Powerpc_relocate_functions<size, big_endian>::Status status