diff --git a/hbase-mapreduce/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java b/hbase-mapreduce/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java
index 77dd13d9ad72..cd1b00daa459 100644
--- a/hbase-mapreduce/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java
+++ b/hbase-mapreduce/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java
@@ -3031,12 +3031,26 @@ static TestOptions calculateRowsAndSize(final TestOptions opts) {
         && (opts.getCmdName().equals(RANDOM_READ) || opts.getCmdName().equals(RANDOM_SEEK_SCAN)))
         && opts.size != DEFAULT_OPTS.size
         && opts.perClientRunRows != DEFAULT_OPTS.perClientRunRows) {
+      //if rowsPerGB * opts.size exceed the max of int, throw RuntimeException
+      if(Integer.MAX_VALUE / rowsPerGB < opts.size) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("totalRows is larger than maximum of int");
+      }
+
       opts.totalRows = (int) opts.size * rowsPerGB;
     } else if (opts.size != DEFAULT_OPTS.size) {
       // total size in GB specified
+      if(Integer.MAX_VALUE / rowsPerGB < opts.size) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("totalRows is larger than maximum of int");
+      }
+
       opts.totalRows = (int) opts.size * rowsPerGB;
       opts.perClientRunRows = opts.totalRows / opts.numClientThreads;
     } else {
+      //if opts.numClientThreads * opts.perClientRunRows exceed the max of int, throw RuntimeException
+      if(Integer.MAX_VALUE / opts.numClientThreads < opts.perClientRunRows) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("totalRows is larger than maximum of int");
+      }
+
       opts.totalRows = opts.perClientRunRows * opts.numClientThreads;
       opts.size = opts.totalRows / rowsPerGB;
     }