diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83e6af6afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.d
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#name: negative org should not cause internal error
+#source: org-neg.s
+#error_output: org-neg.l
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.l b/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.l
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8414adc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.l
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[^:]*: Assembler messages:
+.*: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..403e70d5e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/aarch64/org-neg.s
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.=-1
+ret
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83e6af6afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.d
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#name: negative org should not cause internal error
+#source: org-neg.s
+#error_output: org-neg.l
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.l b/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.l
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8414adc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.l
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[^:]*: Assembler messages:
+.*: Error: attempt to move .org backwards
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.s b/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f60486e2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/arm/org-neg.s
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.=-1
+nop
diff --git a/gas/write.c b/gas/write.c
index 5825117548..398c50bec0 100644
--- a/gas/write.c
+++ b/gas/write.c
@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@ relax_segment (struct frag *segment_frag_root, segT segment, int pass)
 
 	      case rs_org:
 		{
-		  addressT target = offset;
+		  offsetT target = offset;
 		  addressT after;
 
 		  if (symbolP)
@@ -2960,7 +2960,7 @@ relax_segment (struct frag *segment_frag_root, segT segment, int pass)
 		  /* Growth may be negative, but variable part of frag
 		     cannot have fewer than 0 chars.  That is, we can't
 		     .org backwards.  */
-		  if (address + fragP->fr_fix > target)
+		  if ((offsetT)(address + fragP->fr_fix) > target)
 		    {
 		      growth = 0;