diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
index 66e13566bc31..d79695f01c87 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
@@ -160,10 +160,16 @@ void bpf_gen__init(struct bpf_gen *gen, int log_level, int nr_progs, int nr_maps
 
 static int add_data(struct bpf_gen *gen, const void *data, __u32 size)
 {
-	__u32 size8 = roundup(size, 8);
 	__u64 zero = 0;
+	__u32 size8;
 	void *prev;
 
+	if (size > INT32_MAX) {
+		gen->error = -ERANGE;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	size8 = roundup(size, 8);
+
 	if (realloc_data_buf(gen, size8))
 		return 0;
 	prev = gen->data_cur;