diff --git a/target-i386/helper.c b/target-i386/helper.c
index d7cb6849b4c9cf952781a5cca80ec34daa09e435..7e0e777af689acf40be914a8b39587c5e75c0298 100644
--- a/target-i386/helper.c
+++ b/target-i386/helper.c
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ static inline void helper_ret_protected(int shift, int is_iret, int addend)
     load_seg_vm(R_FS, new_fs & 0xffff);
     load_seg_vm(R_GS, new_gs & 0xffff);
 
-    env->eip = new_eip;
+    env->eip = new_eip & 0xffff;
     ESP = new_esp;
 }