diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.cpp
index e7fed633c45..bdf93e1d3b4 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.cpp
@@ -1935,7 +1935,11 @@ char* os::attempt_reserve_memory_between(char* min, char* max, size_t bytes, siz
     return nullptr; // overflow
   }
 
-  char* const hi_att = align_down(MIN2(max, absolute_max) - bytes, alignment_adjusted);
+  char* const hi_end = MIN2(max, absolute_max);
+  if ((uintptr_t)hi_end < bytes) {
+    return nullptr; // no need to go on
+  }
+  char* const hi_att = align_down(hi_end - bytes, alignment_adjusted);
   if (hi_att > max) {
     return nullptr; // overflow
   }