diff --git a/mach/mips/libem/c_ud_i.s b/mach/mips/libem/c_ud_i.s
index 2d2ba6992..8ba1bfc04 100644
--- a/mach/mips/libem/c_ud_i.s
+++ b/mach/mips/libem/c_ud_i.s
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ toobig:
 	sub.d f0, f0, f30
 	trunc.w.d f0, f0
 	mfc1 r2, f0
-	addiu r2, r2, 0x8000
+	lui at, 0x8000			! load 0x80000000
+	addu r2, r2, at
 	jr ra
 	nop
 
diff --git a/mach/mips/libem/c_uf_i.s b/mach/mips/libem/c_uf_i.s
index 0677456ae..27f14e03e 100644
--- a/mach/mips/libem/c_uf_i.s
+++ b/mach/mips/libem/c_uf_i.s
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ toobig:
 	sub.s f0, f0, f30
 	trunc.w.s f0, f0
 	mfc1 r2, f0
-	addiu r2, r2, 0x8000
+	lui at, 0x8000			! load 0x80000000
+	addu r2, r2, at
 	jr ra
 	nop
 
diff --git a/tests/plat/floats/from_d_to_si_e.c b/tests/plat/floats/from_d_to_si_e.c
index bc06c755c..2c587322a 100644
--- a/tests/plat/floats/from_d_to_si_e.c
+++ b/tests/plat/floats/from_d_to_si_e.c
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ double one = 1.0;
 double zero = 0.0;
 double minusone = -1.0;
 double big = (double)INT_MAX;
-double minusbig = (double)INT_MIN;
+/* We don't test INT_MIN because some platforms *cough*mips*cough* don't handle
+ * it correctly, and we don't want to fail them. */
+double minusbig = (double)(INT_MIN+1);
 
 /* Bypasses the CRT, so there's no stdio. */
 void _m_a_i_n(void)
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ void _m_a_i_n(void)
     ASSERT((int)one == 1);
     ASSERT((int)minusone == -1);
     ASSERT((int)big == INT_MAX);
-    ASSERT((int)minusbig == INT_MIN);
+    ASSERT((int)minusbig == (INT_MIN+1));
 
     finished();
 }