diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index bfe756dee129..894fb81313fd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7260,7 +7260,7 @@ 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;
 		}