diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 4ff03c27779e..55b9a9c53b91 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7264,7 +7264,7 @@ capacity_from_percent(char *buf)
 					     &req.percent);
 		if (req.ret)
 			return req;
-		if (req.percent > UCLAMP_PERCENT_SCALE) {
+		if ((u64)req.percent > UCLAMP_PERCENT_SCALE) {
 			req.ret = -ERANGE;
 			return req;
 		}