diff --git a/arch/sparc64/lib/user_fixup.c b/arch/sparc64/lib/user_fixup.c
index 19d1fdb..05a361b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/lib/user_fixup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/lib/user_fixup.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	if (fault_addr < start || fault_addr >= end) {
 		*offset = 0;
 	} else {
-		*offset = start - fault_addr;
+		*offset = fault_addr - start;
 		size = end - fault_addr;
 	}
 	return size;