diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 5e01c070dbf2..24ace2f318c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct record {
 	int			realtime_prio;
 	bool			no_buildid;
 	bool			no_buildid_cache;
-	long			samples;
+	unsigned long long	samples;
 };
 
 static int record__write(struct record *rec, void *bf, size_t size)
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	auxtrace_snapshot_enabled = 1;
 	for (;;) {
-		int hits = rec->samples;
+		unsigned long long hits = rec->samples;
 
 		if (record__mmap_read_all(rec) < 0) {
 			auxtrace_snapshot_enabled = 0;