diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c b/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
index e7b9a2b9aff2..8c082cae2ba5 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/boot2/boot2.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ load(void)
 	return;
     }
     if (fmt == 0) {
-	addr = hdr.ex.a_entry & 0xffffff;
+	addr = hdr.ex.a_entry;
 	p = PTOV(addr);
 	fs_off = PAGE_SIZE;
 	if (xfsread(ino, p, hdr.ex.a_text))
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ load(void)
 		j++;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-	    p = PTOV(ep[i].p_paddr & 0xffffff);
+	    p = PTOV(ep[i].p_paddr);
 	    fs_off = ep[i].p_offset;
 	    if (xfsread(ino, p, ep[i].p_filesz))
 		return;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ load(void)
 		p += es[i].sh_size;
 	    }
 	}
-	addr = hdr.eh.e_entry & 0xffffff;
+	addr = hdr.eh.e_entry;
     }
     bootinfo.bi_esymtab = VTOP(p);
     bootinfo.bi_kernelname = VTOP(kname);
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c b/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c
index e7b9a2b9aff2..8c082cae2ba5 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ load(void)
 	return;
     }
     if (fmt == 0) {
-	addr = hdr.ex.a_entry & 0xffffff;
+	addr = hdr.ex.a_entry;
 	p = PTOV(addr);
 	fs_off = PAGE_SIZE;
 	if (xfsread(ino, p, hdr.ex.a_text))
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ load(void)
 		j++;
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-	    p = PTOV(ep[i].p_paddr & 0xffffff);
+	    p = PTOV(ep[i].p_paddr);
 	    fs_off = ep[i].p_offset;
 	    if (xfsread(ino, p, ep[i].p_filesz))
 		return;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ load(void)
 		p += es[i].sh_size;
 	    }
 	}
-	addr = hdr.eh.e_entry & 0xffffff;
+	addr = hdr.eh.e_entry;
     }
     bootinfo.bi_esymtab = VTOP(p);
     bootinfo.bi_kernelname = VTOP(kname);