diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index 66997d985ff8e..05b9452088154 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ static int btf_parse_hdr(struct btf *btf)
 	}
 
 	meta_left = btf->raw_size - sizeof(*hdr);
-	if (meta_left < hdr->str_off + hdr->str_len) {
+	if (meta_left < (long long)hdr->str_off + hdr->str_len) {
 		pr_debug("Invalid BTF total size:%u\n", btf->raw_size);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (hdr->type_off + hdr->type_len > hdr->str_off) {
+	if ((long long)hdr->type_off + hdr->type_len > hdr->str_off) {
 		pr_debug("Invalid BTF data sections layout: type data at %u + %u, strings data at %u + %u\n",
 			 hdr->type_off, hdr->type_len, hdr->str_off, hdr->str_len);
 		return -EINVAL;