diff --git a/db/column_family.cc b/db/column_family.cc
index b27d70e71c..2002783408 100644
--- a/db/column_family.cc
+++ b/db/column_family.cc
@@ -571,30 +571,26 @@ int GetL0ThresholdSpeedupCompaction(int level0_file_num_compaction_trigger,
     return std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
   }
 
-  const int twice_level0_trigger = level0_file_num_compaction_trigger * 2;
+  const int64_t twice_level0_trigger =
+      static_cast<int64_t>(level0_file_num_compaction_trigger) * 2;
 
-  // overflow protection
-  if (twice_level0_trigger < 0) {
-    return std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
-  }
-
-  // 1/4 of the way between L0 compaction trigger threshold and slowdown
-  // condition.
-  const int one_fourth_trigger_slowdown =
-      level0_file_num_compaction_trigger +
+  const int64_t one_fourth_trigger_slowdown =
+      static_cast<int64_t>(level0_file_num_compaction_trigger) +
       ((level0_slowdown_writes_trigger - level0_file_num_compaction_trigger) /
        4);
 
-  // overflow protection
-  if (one_fourth_trigger_slowdown < 0) {
-    return std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
-  }
-
   assert(twice_level0_trigger >= 0);
   assert(one_fourth_trigger_slowdown >= 0);
 
+  // 1/4 of the way between L0 compaction trigger threshold and slowdown
+  // condition.
   // Or twice as compaction trigger, if it is smaller.
-  return std::min(twice_level0_trigger, one_fourth_trigger_slowdown);
+  int64_t res = std::min(twice_level0_trigger, one_fourth_trigger_slowdown);
+  if (res >= port::kMaxInt32) {
+    return port::kMaxInt32;
+  } else {
+    return res;
+  }
 }
 }  // namespace