diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/expr/as_constant.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/expr/as_constant.rs
index 1772d66f5285a..8a242445f1756 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/expr/as_constant.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/builder/expr/as_constant.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ fn lit_to_mir_constant<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, lit_input: LitToConstInput<'tcx>
         }
         (ast::LitKind::Int(n, _), ty::Uint(_)) if !neg => trunc(n.get()),
         (ast::LitKind::Int(n, _), ty::Int(_)) => {
-            trunc(if neg { (n.get() as i128).overflowing_neg().0 as u128 } else { n.get() })
+            // Unsigned "negation" has the same bitwise effect as signed negation,
+            // which gets the result we want without additional casts.
+            trunc(if neg { u128::wrapping_neg(n.get()) } else { n.get() })
         }
         (ast::LitKind::Float(n, _), ty::Float(fty)) => {
             parse_float_into_constval(n, *fty, neg).unwrap()
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/constant.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/constant.rs
index 7964a58a7ab01..96248499044aa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/constant.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/constant.rs
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ pub(crate) fn lit_to_const<'tcx>(
             ty::ValTree::from_scalar_int(tcx, scalar_int)
         }
         (ast::LitKind::Int(n, _), ty::Int(i)) => {
-            let scalar_int = trunc(
-                if neg { (n.get() as i128).overflowing_neg().0 as u128 } else { n.get() },
-                i.to_unsigned(),
-            );
+            // Unsigned "negation" has the same bitwise effect as signed negation,
+            // which gets the result we want without additional casts.
+            let scalar_int =
+                trunc(if neg { u128::wrapping_neg(n.get()) } else { n.get() }, i.to_unsigned());
             ty::ValTree::from_scalar_int(tcx, scalar_int)
         }
         (ast::LitKind::Bool(b), ty::Bool) => ty::ValTree::from_scalar_int(tcx, b.into()),