diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
index c6aa4ee..9ca348e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_PARSE_OPTIONS_H
 #define __PERF_PARSE_OPTIONS_H
 
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
 enum parse_opt_type {
 	/* special types */
 	OPTION_END,
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@
 	intptr_t defval;
 };
 
+#define check_vtype(v, type) ( BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(!__builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(v), type)) + v )
+
 #define OPT_END()                   { .type = OPTION_END }
 #define OPT_ARGUMENT(l, h)          { .type = OPTION_ARGUMENT, .long_name = (l), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_GROUP(h)                { .type = OPTION_GROUP, .help = (h) }
@@ -101,8 +105,8 @@
 #define OPT_INCR(s, l, v, h)        { .type = OPTION_INCR, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_SET_INT(s, l, v, h, i)  { .type = OPTION_SET_INT, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h), .defval = (i) }
 #define OPT_SET_PTR(s, l, v, h, p)  { .type = OPTION_SET_PTR, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h), .defval = (p) }
-#define OPT_INTEGER(s, l, v, h)     { .type = OPTION_INTEGER, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
-#define OPT_UINTEGER(s, l, v, h)    { .type = OPTION_UINTEGER, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
+#define OPT_INTEGER(s, l, v, h)     { .type = OPTION_INTEGER, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = check_vtype(v, int *), .help = (h) }
+#define OPT_UINTEGER(s, l, v, h)    { .type = OPTION_UINTEGER, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = check_vtype(v, unsigned int *), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_LONG(s, l, v, h)        { .type = OPTION_LONG, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_U64(s, l, v, h)         { .type = OPTION_U64, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_STRING(s, l, v, a, h)   { .type = OPTION_STRING,  .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), (a), .help = (h) }