diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
index 68a9e3d..4a48287 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
 #include <linux/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 
+/*
+ * The auipc+jalr instruction pair can reach any PC-relative offset
+ * in the range [-2^31 - 2^11, 2^31 - 2^11)
+ */
+static bool riscv_insn_valid_32bit_offset(ptrdiff_t val)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+	return true;
+#else
+	return (-(1L << 31) - (1L << 11)) <= val && val < ((1L << 31) - (1L << 11));
+#endif
+}
+
 static int apply_r_riscv_32_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
 {
 	if (v != (u32)v) {
@@ -95,7 +108,7 @@
 	ptrdiff_t offset = (void *)v - (void *)location;
 	s32 hi20;
 
-	if (offset != (s32)offset) {
+	if (!riscv_insn_valid_32bit_offset(offset)) {
 		pr_err(
 		  "%s: target %016llx can not be addressed by the 32-bit offset from PC = %p\n",
 		  me->name, (long long)v, location);
@@ -197,10 +210,9 @@
 				       Elf_Addr v)
 {
 	ptrdiff_t offset = (void *)v - (void *)location;
-	s32 fill_v = offset;
 	u32 hi20, lo12;
 
-	if (offset != fill_v) {
+	if (!riscv_insn_valid_32bit_offset(offset)) {
 		/* Only emit the plt entry if offset over 32-bit range */
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_SECTIONS)) {
 			offset = module_emit_plt_entry(me, v);
@@ -224,10 +236,9 @@
 				   Elf_Addr v)
 {
 	ptrdiff_t offset = (void *)v - (void *)location;
-	s32 fill_v = offset;
 	u32 hi20, lo12;
 
-	if (offset != fill_v) {
+	if (!riscv_insn_valid_32bit_offset(offset)) {
 		pr_err(
 		  "%s: target %016llx can not be addressed by the 32-bit offset from PC = %p\n",
 		  me->name, (long long)v, location);