diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc b/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc
index f374d2260..c250fdc01 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/pseudo-reloc.cc
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ do_pseudo_reloc (void * start, void * end, void * base)
 	  __write_memory ((void *) reloc_target, &reldata, 2);
 	  break;
 	case 32:
-#if defined (__CYGWIN__) && defined (__x86_64__) && !defined (__OPTIMIZE__)
+#if defined (__CYGWIN__) && defined (__x86_64__)
 	  if (reldata > (ptrdiff_t) __INT32_MAX__
 	      || reldata < -((ptrdiff_t) __INT32_MAX__) - 1)
 	    __report_error ("Invalid relocation.  Offset %p at address %p "