diff --git a/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl b/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl
index 886c19f9..074f185e 100755
--- a/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl
+++ b/crypto/perlasm/x86_64-xlate.pl
@@ -257,11 +257,18 @@ my %globals;
 	$self->{base}  =~ s/^[er](.?[0-9xpi])[d]?$/r\1/;
 
 	# Solaris /usr/ccs/bin/as can't handle multiplications
-	# in $self->{label}, new gas requires sign extension...
+	# in $self->{label}...
 	use integer;
 	$self->{label} =~ s/(?<![\w\$\.])(0x?[0-9a-f]+)/oct($1)/egi;
 	$self->{label} =~ s/\b([0-9]+\s*[\*\/\%]\s*[0-9]+)\b/eval($1)/eg;
-	$self->{label} =~ s/\b([0-9]+)\b/$1<<32>>32/eg;
+
+	# Some assemblers insist on signed presentation of 32-bit
+	# offsets, but sign extension is a tricky business in perl...
+	if ((1<<31)<<1) {
+	    $self->{label} =~ s/\b([0-9]+)\b/$1<<32>>32/eg;
+	} else {
+	    $self->{label} =~ s/\b([0-9]+)\b/$1>>0/eg;
+	}
 
 	if (!$self->{label} && $self->{index} && $self->{scale}==1 &&
 	    $self->{base} =~ /(rbp|r13)/) {