diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
index 2c53de9f3b6a..8661eea78503 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
@@ -680,7 +680,14 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
 
 		case R_PPC64_REL32:
 			/* 32 bits relative (used by relative exception tables) */
-			*(u32 *)location = value - (unsigned long)location;
+			/* Convert value to relative */
+			value -= (unsigned long)location;
+			if (value + 0x80000000 > 0xffffffff) {
+				pr_err("%s: REL32 %li out of range!\n",
+				       me->name, (long int)value);
+				return -ENOEXEC;
+			}
+			*(u32 *)location = value;
 			break;
 
 		case R_PPC64_TOCSAVE: