diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index e8d82c2f07d0..f1f4a627f93d 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -684,7 +684,9 @@ int rb_alloc_aux(struct perf_buffer *rb, struct perf_event *event,
 		 * max_order, to aid PMU drivers in double buffering.
 		 */
 		if (!watermark)
-			watermark = nr_pages << (PAGE_SHIFT - 1);
+			watermark = min_t(unsigned long,
+					  U32_MAX,
+					  (unsigned long)nr_pages << (PAGE_SHIFT - 1));
 
 		/*
 		 * Use aux_watermark as the basis for chunking to