diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c b/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
index 0d32c18ed34..fbf3bf17082 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ __elf_phdr_match_addr(struct dl_phdr_info *phdr_info, void *addr)
 #endif
 
 		if (phdr_info->dlpi_addr + ph->p_vaddr <= (uintptr_t)addr &&
-		    (uintptr_t)addr + sizeof(addr) < phdr_info->dlpi_addr +
+		    (uintptr_t)addr < phdr_info->dlpi_addr +
 		    ph->p_vaddr + ph->p_memsz)
 			break;
 	}