diff --git a/output/outaout.c b/output/outaout.c
index b9f21ec66..860b8a8bd 100644
--- a/output/outaout.c
+++ b/output/outaout.c
@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@ static void aout_out(int32_t segto, const void *data,
             }
         }
         p = mydata;
-        if (size == 2)
+        if (asize == 2)
             WRITESHORT(p, addr);
         else
             WRITELONG(p, addr);
-        aout_sect_write(s, mydata, size);
+        aout_sect_write(s, mydata, asize);
     } else if (type == OUT_REL2ADR) {
         if (segment == segto)
             nasm_error(ERR_PANIC, "intra-segment OUT_REL2ADR");
diff --git a/output/outdbg.c b/output/outdbg.c
index 77dcd7f93..155dbd177 100644
--- a/output/outdbg.c
+++ b/output/outdbg.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static void dbg_out(int32_t segto, const void *data,
     int id;
 
     if (type == OUT_ADDRESS)
-        fprintf(ofile, "out to %"PRIx32", len = %d: ", segto, (int)size);
+        fprintf(ofile, "out to %"PRIx32", len = %d: ", segto, (int)abs((int)size));
     else
         fprintf(ofile, "out to %"PRIx32", len = %"PRIu64": ", segto, size);
 
diff --git a/output/outelf32.c b/output/outelf32.c
index b55853ce1..c1c8b82f5 100644
--- a/output/outelf32.c
+++ b/output/outelf32.c
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ static void elf_out(int32_t segto, const void *data,
         } else if (asize != 4 && segment != NO_SEG) {
 	    nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "Unsupported non-32-bit ELF relocation");
         }
-	WRITEADDR(p, addr, size);
-        elf_sect_write(s, mydata, size);
+	WRITEADDR(p, addr, asize);
+        elf_sect_write(s, mydata, asize);
 	break;
     }