diff --git a/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_bind.c b/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_bind.c
index 925902ffbfc..ab7ce2747d0 100644
--- a/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_bind.c
+++ b/libs/libc/modlib/modlib_bind.c
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ static int modlib_relocate(FAR struct module_s *modp,
 
       /* Calculate the relocation address. */
 
-      if (rel->r_offset ||
-          rel->r_offset + sizeof(uint32_t) > dstsec->sh_size)
+      if (rel->r_offset + sizeof(uint32_t) > dstsec->sh_size)
         {
           berr("ERROR: Section %d reloc %d: "
                "Relocation address out of range, "
@@ -485,8 +484,7 @@ static int modlib_relocateadd(FAR struct module_s *modp,
 
       /* Calculate the relocation address. */
 
-      if (rela->r_offset ||
-          rela->r_offset + sizeof(uint32_t) > dstsec->sh_size)
+      if (rela->r_offset + sizeof(uint32_t) > dstsec->sh_size)
         {
           berr("ERROR: Section %d reloc %d: "
                "Relocation address out of range, "