diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index 943ddbe..b0240e3 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -4329,7 +4329,7 @@ macro (ip)
 	       addiu	$tempreg,$tempreg,<sym>	(BFD_RELOC_LO16)
 	     If we have a constant, we need two instructions anyhow,
 	     so we may as well always use the latter form.  */
-	  if ((valueT) offset_expr.X_add_number >= MAX_GPREL_OFFSET || (valueT) offset_expr.X_add_number >= g_switch_value
+	  if ((valueT) offset_expr.X_add_number >= MAX_GPREL_OFFSET
 	      || nopic_need_relax (offset_expr.X_add_symbol, 1))
 	    p = NULL;
 	  else