diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 6de7e2d21075..c8fa15f280d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -758,7 +758,8 @@ static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	}
 
 	if (!opts->auxtrace_snapshot_mode && !opts->auxtrace_sample_mode) {
-		u32 aux_watermark = opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages * page_size / 4;
+		size_t aw = opts->auxtrace_mmap_pages * (size_t)page_size / 4;
+		u32 aux_watermark = aw > UINT_MAX ? UINT_MAX : aw;
 
 		intel_pt_evsel->core.attr.aux_watermark = aux_watermark;
 	}