diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/vax-tdep.c b/gnu/dist/gdb/vax-tdep.c
index d8127e7d113d..935876e265b9 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/vax-tdep.c
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/vax-tdep.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ print_insn_arg (d, p, addr, info)
       case 14:			/* Long displacement */
 	if (regnum == PC_REGNUM)
 	  {
-	    info->target = addr + *(short *)p + 5;
+	    info->target = addr + *(long *)p + 5;
 	    (*info->print_address_func) (info->target, info);
 	  }
 	else