diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 052c9541ff..fece8b5941 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-09-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* config/tc-mips.c (load_register): Avoid too large shift.
+
 2020-09-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* config/tc-d30v.c (parallel_ok): Use 1UL for left shift expression.
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index 7d0d5a1991..81e2370eee 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -9603,8 +9603,11 @@ load_register (int reg, expressionS *ep, int dbl)
 	      lo >>= 1;
 	      ++bit;
 	    }
-	  lo |= (hi & (((unsigned long) 1 << bit) - 1)) << (32 - bit);
-	  hi >>= bit;
+	  if (bit != 0)
+	    {
+	      lo |= (hi & ((2UL << (bit - 1)) - 1)) << (32 - bit);
+	      hi >>= bit;
+	    }
 	}
       else
 	{