diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 7b02fbb65893..cafc6bba6539 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ int *fd_percpu;
 struct timespec interval_ts = {5, 0};
 unsigned int debug;
 unsigned int quiet;
+unsigned int sums_need_wide_columns;
 unsigned int rapl_joules;
 unsigned int summary_only;
 unsigned int list_header_only;
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ struct thread_data {
 	unsigned long long aperf;
 	unsigned long long mperf;
 	unsigned long long c1;
-	unsigned int irq_count;
+	unsigned long long  irq_count;
 	unsigned int smi_count;
 	unsigned int cpu_id;
 	unsigned int flags;
@@ -489,8 +490,13 @@ void print_header(char *delim)
 	if (DO_BIC(BIC_TSC_MHz))
 		outp += sprintf(outp, "%sTSC_MHz", delim);
 
-	if (DO_BIC(BIC_IRQ))
-		outp += sprintf(outp, "%sIRQ", delim);
+	if (DO_BIC(BIC_IRQ)) {
+		if (sums_need_wide_columns)
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s     IRQ", delim);
+		else
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "%sIRQ", delim);
+	}
+
 	if (DO_BIC(BIC_SMI))
 		outp += sprintf(outp, "%sSMI", delim);
 
@@ -501,7 +507,10 @@ void print_header(char *delim)
 			else
 				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%10.10s", delim, mp->name);
 		} else {
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, mp->name);
+			if ((mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) && sums_need_wide_columns)
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%8s", delim, mp->name);
+			else
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, mp->name);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -527,7 +536,10 @@ void print_header(char *delim)
 			else
 				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%10.10s", delim, mp->name);
 		} else {
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, mp->name);
+			if ((mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) && sums_need_wide_columns)
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%8s", delim, mp->name);
+			else
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, mp->name);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -596,7 +608,10 @@ void print_header(char *delim)
 			else
 				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%10.10s", delim, mp->name);
 		} else {
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, mp->name);
+			if ((mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) && sums_need_wide_columns)
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%8s", delim, mp->name);
+			else
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, mp->name);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -620,7 +635,7 @@ int dump_counters(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c,
 		outp += sprintf(outp, "c1: %016llX\n", t->c1);
 
 		if (DO_BIC(BIC_IRQ))
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "IRQ: %d\n", t->irq_count);
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "IRQ: %lld\n", t->irq_count);
 		if (DO_BIC(BIC_SMI))
 			outp += sprintf(outp, "SMI: %d\n", t->smi_count);
 
@@ -755,8 +770,12 @@ int format_counters(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c,
 		outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%.0f", 1.0 * t->tsc/units/interval_float);
 
 	/* IRQ */
-	if (DO_BIC(BIC_IRQ))
-		outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%d", t->irq_count);
+	if (DO_BIC(BIC_IRQ)) {
+		if (sums_need_wide_columns)
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%8lld", t->irq_count);
+		else
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%lld", t->irq_count);
+	}
 
 	/* SMI */
 	if (DO_BIC(BIC_SMI))
@@ -770,7 +789,10 @@ int format_counters(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c,
 			else
 				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t0x%016llx", t->counter[i]);
 		} else if (mp->format == FORMAT_DELTA) {
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%lld", t->counter[i]);
+			if ((mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) && sums_need_wide_columns)
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%8lld", t->counter[i]);
+			else
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%lld", t->counter[i]);
 		} else if (mp->format == FORMAT_PERCENT) {
 			if (mp->type == COUNTER_USEC)
 				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%.2f", t->counter[i]/interval_float/10000);
@@ -809,7 +831,10 @@ int format_counters(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c,
 			else
 				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t0x%016llx", c->counter[i]);
 		} else if (mp->format == FORMAT_DELTA) {
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%lld", c->counter[i]);
+			if ((mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) && sums_need_wide_columns)
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%8lld", c->counter[i]);
+			else
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%lld", c->counter[i]);
 		} else if (mp->format == FORMAT_PERCENT) {
 			outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%.2f", 100.0 * c->counter[i]/tsc);
 		}
@@ -897,7 +922,10 @@ int format_counters(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c,
 			else
 				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t0x%016llx", p->counter[i]);
 		} else if (mp->format == FORMAT_DELTA) {
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%lld", p->counter[i]);
+			if ((mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) && sums_need_wide_columns)
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%8lld", p->counter[i]);
+			else
+				outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%lld", p->counter[i]);
 		} else if (mp->format == FORMAT_PERCENT) {
 			outp += sprintf(outp, "\t%.2f", 100.0 * p->counter[i]/tsc);
 		}
@@ -1272,6 +1300,9 @@ void compute_average(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c,
 	average.threads.mperf /= topo.num_cpus;
 	average.threads.c1 /= topo.num_cpus;
 
+	if (average.threads.irq_count > 9999999)
+		sums_need_wide_columns = 1;
+
 	average.cores.c3 /= topo.num_cores;
 	average.cores.c6 /= topo.num_cores;
 	average.cores.c7 /= topo.num_cores;
@@ -1299,18 +1330,29 @@ void compute_average(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c,
 	for (i = 0, mp = sys.tp; mp; i++, mp = mp->next) {
 		if (mp->format == FORMAT_RAW)
 			continue;
-		if (mp->flags & SYSFS_PERCPU && mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS)
+		if (mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) {
+			if (average.threads.counter[i] > 9999999)
+				sums_need_wide_columns = 1;
 			continue;
+		}
 		average.threads.counter[i] /= topo.num_cpus;
 	}
 	for (i = 0, mp = sys.cp; mp; i++, mp = mp->next) {
 		if (mp->format == FORMAT_RAW)
 			continue;
+		if (mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) {
+			if (average.cores.counter[i] > 9999999)
+				sums_need_wide_columns = 1;
+		}
 		average.cores.counter[i] /= topo.num_cores;
 	}
 	for (i = 0, mp = sys.pp; mp; i++, mp = mp->next) {
 		if (mp->format == FORMAT_RAW)
 			continue;
+		if (mp->type == COUNTER_ITEMS) {
+			if (average.packages.counter[i] > 9999999)
+				sums_need_wide_columns = 1;
+		}
 		average.packages.counter[i] /= topo.num_packages;
 	}
 }