diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index c7ae1f85aec6..f64d662bd3ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -1881,11 +1881,11 @@ static void pyrf_counts_values__delete(struct pyrf_counts_values *pcounts_values
 	  0, help }
 
 static PyMemberDef pyrf_counts_values_members[] = {
-	counts_values_member_def(val, T_ULONG, "Value of event"),
-	counts_values_member_def(ena, T_ULONG, "Time for which enabled"),
-	counts_values_member_def(run, T_ULONG, "Time for which running"),
-	counts_values_member_def(id, T_ULONG, "Unique ID for an event"),
-	counts_values_member_def(lost, T_ULONG, "Num of lost samples"),
+	counts_values_member_def(val, T_ULONGLONG, "Value of event"),
+	counts_values_member_def(ena, T_ULONGLONG, "Time for which enabled"),
+	counts_values_member_def(run, T_ULONGLONG, "Time for which running"),
+	counts_values_member_def(id, T_ULONGLONG, "Unique ID for an event"),
+	counts_values_member_def(lost, T_ULONGLONG, "Num of lost samples"),
 	{ .name = NULL, },
 };
 
@@ -1895,8 +1895,15 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_counts_values_get_values(struct pyrf_counts_values *self,
 
 	if (!vals)
 		return NULL;
-	for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
-		PyList_SetItem(vals, i, PyLong_FromLong(self->values.values[i]));
+	for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		PyObject *val = PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(self->values.values[i]);
+
+		if (!val) {
+			Py_DECREF(vals);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		PyList_SetItem(vals, i, val);
+	}
 
 	return vals;
 }
@@ -1907,19 +1914,34 @@ static int pyrf_counts_values_set_values(struct pyrf_counts_values *self, PyObje
 	Py_ssize_t size;
 	PyObject *item = NULL;
 
+	if (list == NULL) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "cannot delete attribute");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (!PyList_Check(list)) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Value assigned must be a list");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	size = PyList_Size(list);
+	if (size != 5) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "List must have exactly 5 entries");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		unsigned long long val;
+
 		item = PyList_GetItem(list, i);
 		if (!PyLong_Check(item)) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "List members should be numbers");
 			return -1;
 		}
-		self->values.values[i] = PyLong_AsLong(item);
+		val = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(item);
+		if (val == (unsigned long long)-1 && PyErr_Occurred())
+			return -1;
+		self->values.values[i] = val;
 	}
 
 	return 0;