diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/augmented_raw_syscalls.bpf.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/augmented_raw_syscalls.bpf.c
index 4a62ed593e84..e4352881e3fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/augmented_raw_syscalls.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_skel/augmented_raw_syscalls.bpf.c
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@ static bool pid_filter__has(struct pids_filtered *pids, pid_t pid)
 static int augment_sys_enter(void *ctx, struct syscall_enter_args *args)
 {
 	bool augmented, do_output = false;
-	int zero = 0, size, aug_size, index,
-	    value_size = sizeof(struct augmented_arg) - offsetof(struct augmented_arg, value);
+	int zero = 0, index, value_size = sizeof(struct augmented_arg) - offsetof(struct augmented_arg, value);
 	u64 output = 0; /* has to be u64, otherwise it won't pass the verifier */
+	s64 aug_size, size;
 	unsigned int nr, *beauty_map;
 	struct beauty_payload_enter *payload;
 	void *arg, *payload_offset;
@@ -484,14 +484,11 @@ static int augment_sys_enter(void *ctx, struct syscall_enter_args *args)
 		} else if (size > 0 && size <= value_size) { /* struct */
 			if (!bpf_probe_read_user(((struct augmented_arg *)payload_offset)->value, size, arg))
 				augmented = true;
-		} else if (size < 0 && size >= -6) { /* buffer */
+		} else if ((int)size < 0 && size >= -6) { /* buffer */
 			index = -(size + 1);
 			barrier_var(index); // Prevent clang (noticed with v18) from removing the &= 7 trick.
 			index &= 7;	    // Satisfy the bounds checking with the verifier in some kernels.
-			aug_size = args->args[index];
-
-			if (aug_size > TRACE_AUG_MAX_BUF)
-				aug_size = TRACE_AUG_MAX_BUF;
+			aug_size = args->args[index] > TRACE_AUG_MAX_BUF ? TRACE_AUG_MAX_BUF : args->args[index];
 
 			if (aug_size > 0) {
 				if (!bpf_probe_read_user(((struct augmented_arg *)payload_offset)->value, aug_size, arg))