diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 27500d09a9..f79d0bf89a 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -2035,11 +2035,10 @@ void qmp_migrate_set_downtime(double value, Error **errp)
     }
 
     value *= 1000; /* Convert to milliseconds */
-    value = MAX(0, MIN(INT64_MAX, value));
 
     MigrateSetParameters p = {
         .has_downtime_limit = true,
-        .downtime_limit = value,
+        .downtime_limit = (int64_t)value,
     };
 
     qmp_migrate_set_parameters(&p, errp);