diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index 8a10a045b57bde..8cf03f1019380b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -408,9 +408,11 @@ static int alloc_bts_buffer(int cpu)
 	ds->bts_buffer_base = (unsigned long) cea;
 	ds_update_cea(cea, buffer, BTS_BUFFER_SIZE, PAGE_KERNEL);
 	ds->bts_index = ds->bts_buffer_base;
-	max = BTS_RECORD_SIZE * (BTS_BUFFER_SIZE / BTS_RECORD_SIZE);
-	ds->bts_absolute_maximum = ds->bts_buffer_base + max;
-	ds->bts_interrupt_threshold = ds->bts_absolute_maximum - (max / 16);
+	max = BTS_BUFFER_SIZE / BTS_RECORD_SIZE;
+	ds->bts_absolute_maximum = ds->bts_buffer_base +
+					max * BTS_RECORD_SIZE;
+	ds->bts_interrupt_threshold = ds->bts_absolute_maximum -
+					(max / 16) * BTS_RECORD_SIZE;
 	return 0;
 }