diff --git a/bfd/elf32-sh.c b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
index 39a837ce3d8..abb7f5eb8ab 100644
--- a/bfd/elf32-sh.c
+++ b/bfd/elf32-sh.c
@@ -1429,9 +1429,9 @@ sh_elf_swap_insns (bfd *abfd, asection *sec, void *relocs,
 
 	  off = irel->r_offset + 4 + irel->r_addend;
 	  if (off == addr)
-	    irel->r_offset += 2;
+	    irel->r_addend += 2;
 	  else if (off == addr + 2)
-	    irel->r_offset -= 2;
+	    irel->r_addend -= 2;
 	}
 
       if (irel->r_offset == addr)