diff --git a/translate.cxx b/translate.cxx
index f792343..1874163 100644
--- a/translate.cxx
+++ b/translate.cxx
@@ -6845,8 +6845,10 @@ dump_unwindsym_cxt (Dwfl_Module *m,
 
 	  Dwarf_Addr dwbias = 0;
 	  dwfl_module_getdwarf (m, &dwbias);
-	  c->output << ".sec_load_offset = 0x"
-		    << hex << debug_frame_off - dwbias << dec << "\n";
+	  /* Note we use dec, not hex, in case host width > target width
+	     and offset is negative.  */
+	  c->output << ".sec_load_offset = "
+		    << debug_frame_off - dwbias << "\n";
 
 	  c->output << "#else\n";
 	  c->output << ".debug_hdr = NULL,\n";
@@ -6865,8 +6867,10 @@ dump_unwindsym_cxt (Dwfl_Module *m,
               c->output << "#if defined(STP_NEED_LINE_DATA)\n";
               Dwarf_Addr dwbias = 0;
               dwfl_module_getdwarf (m, &dwbias);
-              c->output << ".sec_load_offset = 0x"
-                        << hex << debug_frame_off - dwbias << dec << "\n";
+	      /* Note we use dec, not hex, in case host width > target width
+		 and offset is negative.  */
+              c->output << ".sec_load_offset = "
+                        << debug_frame_off - dwbias << "\n";
               c->output << "#else\n";
             }
 	  c->output << ".sec_load_offset = 0\n";