diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 6aeb0ef4fe70..92d1f12f4407 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
 				loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int ret = proc_dointvec(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+	int ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (ret || !write)
 		return ret;