diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/ping.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/ping.cpp
index 825608112d..4f9ecea2d6 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/ping.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/ping.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-static int total_pings;
+static uint32_t total_pings;
 static int successful_pings;
-static int count;
+static uint32_t count;
 static uint32_t total_ms;
 static int min_ms;
 static int max_ms;
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     args_parser.add_option(payload_size, "Amount of bytes to send as payload in the ECHO_REQUEST packets.", "size", 's', "size");
     args_parser.parse(arguments);
 
+    if (count < 1 || count > UINT32_MAX) {
+        warnln("invalid count argument: '{}': out of range: 1 <= value <= {}", count, UINT32_MAX);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     if (payload_size < 0) {
         // Use the default.
         payload_size = 32 - sizeof(struct icmphdr);