diff --git a/sim/testsuite/v850/divq.cgs b/sim/testsuite/v850/divq.cgs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8461f86f7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sim/testsuite/v850/divq.cgs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# v850 bins
+# mach: v850e3v5
+# as: -mv850e3v5
+
+	.include "testutils.inc"
+	seti	0xfffffffb r11
+	seti	0x32 r10
+	divq	r11, r10, r11
+	reg	r10, 0xfffffff6
+	reg	r11, 0x0
+	pass
diff --git a/sim/v850/simops.c b/sim/v850/simops.c
index d2640577fc8..f90a0f7573c 100644
--- a/sim/v850/simops.c
+++ b/sim/v850/simops.c
@@ -3135,8 +3135,8 @@ v850_div (SIM_DESC sd, unsigned int op0, unsigned int op1, unsigned int *op2p, u
   bfd_boolean     overflow = FALSE;
   
   /* Compute the result.  */
-  divide_by   = op0;
-  divide_this = op1;
+  divide_by   = (int32_t)op0;
+  divide_this = (int32_t)op1;
 
   if (divide_by == 0 || (divide_by == -1 && divide_this == (1 << 31)))
     {