diff --git a/src/target/riscv/program.c b/src/target/riscv/program.c
index 294e673ea..055bfdbaf 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/program.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/program.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ riscv_addr_t riscv_program_gah(struct riscv_program *p, riscv_addr_t addr)
 
 riscv_addr_t riscv_program_gal(struct riscv_program *p, riscv_addr_t addr)
 {
-	return ((addr > 0) ? 1 : 0) * (abs(addr) & 0x7FF);
+	return ((addr > 0) ? 1 : 0) * (addr & 0x7FF);
 }
 
 int riscv_program_lah(struct riscv_program *p, enum gdb_regno d, riscv_addr_t addr)