diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
index 28b96c341e3ff..8f7eead02a66c 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
@@ -805,7 +805,10 @@ Expected<std::vector<BBAddrMap>> static readBBAddrMapImpl(
       return createError("unable to get the linked-to section for " +
                          describe(EF, Sec) + ": " +
                          toString(TextSecOrErr.takeError()));
-    if (*TextSectionIndex != std::distance(Sections.begin(), *TextSecOrErr))
+    assert(*TextSecOrErr >= Sections.begin() &&
+           "Text section pointer outside of bounds");
+    if (*TextSectionIndex !=
+        (unsigned)std::distance(Sections.begin(), *TextSecOrErr))
       return false;
     return true;
   };