diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index f4399b2087c4..d3da1055239f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -994,8 +994,10 @@ static int perf_session_deliver_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	}
 }
 
-static int perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session, union perf_event *event,
-					    struct perf_tool *tool, u64 file_offset)
+static s64 perf_session__process_user_event(struct perf_session *session,
+					    union perf_event *event,
+					    struct perf_tool *tool,
+					    u64 file_offset)
 {
 	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
 	int err;
@@ -1037,7 +1039,7 @@ static void event_swap(union perf_event *event, bool sample_id_all)
 		swap(event, sample_id_all);
 }
 
-static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
+static s64 perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *session,
 				       union perf_event *event,
 				       struct perf_tool *tool,
 				       u64 file_offset)
@@ -1148,7 +1150,7 @@ static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *session,
 	union perf_event *event;
 	uint32_t size, cur_size = 0;
 	void *buf = NULL;
-	int skip = 0;
+	s64 skip = 0;
 	u64 head;
 	ssize_t err;
 	void *p;
@@ -1277,14 +1279,13 @@ int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				   u64 file_size, struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
-	u64 head, page_offset, file_offset, file_pos;
+	u64 head, page_offset, file_offset, file_pos, size;
 	int err, mmap_prot, mmap_flags, map_idx = 0;
 	size_t	mmap_size;
 	char *buf, *mmaps[NUM_MMAPS];
 	union perf_event *event;
-	uint32_t size;
 	struct ui_progress prog;
-	int skip;
+	s64 skip;
 
 	perf_tool__fill_defaults(tool);