diff --git a/src/p_armpe.cpp b/src/p_armpe.cpp
index a98eab15..30daf05b 100644
--- a/src/p_armpe.cpp
+++ b/src/p_armpe.cpp
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ void PackArmPe::pack(OutputFile *fo)
 
     if (memcmp(isection[0].name,"UPX",3) == 0)
         throwAlreadyPackedByUPX();
-    if (!opt->force && (IDSIZE(15) || ih.entry > isection[1].vaddr))
+    if (!opt->force && IDSIZE(15))
         throwCantPack("file is possibly packed/protected (try --force)");
     if (ih.entry && ih.entry < rvamin)
         throwCantPack("run a virus scanner on this file!");
diff --git a/src/p_w32pe.cpp b/src/p_w32pe.cpp
index de68aca0..a74b1e72 100644
--- a/src/p_w32pe.cpp
+++ b/src/p_w32pe.cpp
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ void PackW32Pe::pack(OutputFile *fo)
 
     if (memcmp(isection[0].name,"UPX",3) == 0)
         throwAlreadyPackedByUPX();
-    if (!opt->force && (IDSIZE(15) || ih.entry > isection[1].vaddr))
+    if (!opt->force && IDSIZE(15))
         throwCantPack("file is possibly packed/protected (try --force)");
     if (ih.entry && ih.entry < rvamin)
         throwCantPack("run a virus scanner on this file!");