diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
index 983b7388f22b..dc5c5e6fc502 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cpumap.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void set_max_cpu_num(void)
 
 	/* get the highest possible cpu number for a sparse allocation */
 	ret = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/devices/system/cpu/possible", mnt);
-	if (ret == PATH_MAX) {
+	if (ret >= PATH_MAX) {
 		pr_err("sysfs path crossed PATH_MAX(%d) size\n", PATH_MAX);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void set_max_cpu_num(void)
 
 	/* get the highest present cpu number for a sparse allocation */
 	ret = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/devices/system/cpu/present", mnt);
-	if (ret == PATH_MAX) {
+	if (ret >= PATH_MAX) {
 		pr_err("sysfs path crossed PATH_MAX(%d) size\n", PATH_MAX);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void set_max_node_num(void)
 
 	/* get the highest possible cpu number for a sparse allocation */
 	ret = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/devices/system/node/possible", mnt);
-	if (ret == PATH_MAX) {
+	if (ret >= PATH_MAX) {
 		pr_err("sysfs path crossed PATH_MAX(%d) size\n", PATH_MAX);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ int cpu__setup_cpunode_map(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	n = snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/devices/system/node", mnt);
-	if (n == PATH_MAX) {
+	if (n >= PATH_MAX) {
 		pr_err("sysfs path crossed PATH_MAX(%d) size\n", PATH_MAX);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int cpu__setup_cpunode_map(void)
 			continue;
 
 		n = snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", path, dent1->d_name);
-		if (n == PATH_MAX) {
+		if (n >= PATH_MAX) {
 			pr_err("sysfs path crossed PATH_MAX(%d) size\n", PATH_MAX);
 			continue;
 		}