diff --git a/cpp/include/kvikio/utils.hpp b/cpp/include/kvikio/utils.hpp
index 7a54b2793b..234f17879f 100644
--- a/cpp/include/kvikio/utils.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/kvikio/utils.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <map>
 #include <optional>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <tuple>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #include <nvtx3/nvtx3.hpp>
 
@@ -69,6 +71,27 @@ inline constexpr std::size_t page_size = 4096;
   return reinterpret_cast<CUdeviceptr>(devPtr);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Help function to convert value to 64 bit signed integer
+ */
+template <typename T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<T>>* = nullptr>
+[[nodiscard]] std::int64_t convert_to_64bit(T value)
+{
+  if (value >= std::numeric_limits<std::int64_t>::max()) {
+    throw std::overflow_error("convert_to_64bit(x): x too large to fit std::int64_t");
+  }
+  return std::int64_t(value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Help function to convert value to 64 bit float
+ */
+template <typename T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_floating_point_v<T>>* = nullptr>
+[[nodiscard]] double convert_to_64bit(T value)
+{
+  return double(value);
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Check if `ptr` points to host memory (as opposed to device memory)
  *
@@ -280,7 +303,7 @@ struct libkvikio_domain {
   {                                                           \
     nvtx3::event_attributes                                   \
     {                                                         \
-      msg, nvtx3::payload { val }                             \
+      msg, nvtx3::payload { convert_to_64bit(val) }           \
     }                                                         \
   }
 #define GET_KVIKIO_NVTX_FUNC_RANGE_MACRO(_1, _2, NAME, ...) NAME