diff --git a/gnu/dist/bfd/coff-sh.c b/gnu/dist/bfd/coff-sh.c
index fd4f2180bce3..ca68c564c766 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/bfd/coff-sh.c
+++ b/gnu/dist/bfd/coff-sh.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ sh_relax_delete_bytes (abfd, sec, addr, count)
 
 	      val = bfd_get_32 (abfd, contents + nraddr);
 	      val += sym.n_value;
-	      if (val >= addr && val < toaddr)
+	      if (val > addr && val < toaddr)
 		bfd_put_32 (abfd, val - count, contents + nraddr);
 	    }
 	  start = stop = addr;
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ sh_relax_delete_bytes (abfd, sec, addr, count)
 
 	      val = bfd_get_32 (abfd, ocontents + irelscan->r_vaddr - o->vma);
 	      val += sym.n_value;
-	      if (val >= addr && val < toaddr)
+	      if (val > addr && val < toaddr)
 		bfd_put_32 (abfd, val - count,
 			    ocontents + irelscan->r_vaddr - o->vma);
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/gnu/dist/bfd/elf32-sh.c
index 0cdfca9546b0..f525e90291c4 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/bfd/elf32-sh.c
+++ b/gnu/dist/bfd/elf32-sh.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ sh_elf_relax_delete_bytes (abfd, sec, addr, count)
 
 		  val = bfd_get_32 (abfd, contents + nraddr);
 		  val += sym.st_value;
-		  if (val >= addr && val < toaddr)
+		  if (val > addr && val < toaddr)
 		    bfd_put_32 (abfd, val - count, contents + nraddr);
 		}
 	    }
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ sh_elf_relax_delete_bytes (abfd, sec, addr, count)
 
 	      val = bfd_get_32 (abfd, ocontents + irelscan->r_offset);
 	      val += sym.st_value;
-	      if (val >= addr && val < toaddr)
+	      if (val > addr && val < toaddr)
 		bfd_put_32 (abfd, val - count,
 			    ocontents + irelscan->r_offset);
 	    }