diff --git a/src/merge_join.rs b/src/merge_join.rs
index 5f9a0f401..8e2b93042 100644
--- a/src/merge_join.rs
+++ b/src/merge_join.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<I, J, F> Iterator for MergeJoinBy<I, J, F>
         let lower = ::std::cmp::max(a_lower, b_lower);
 
         let upper = match (a_upper, b_upper) {
-            (Some(x), Some(y)) => Some(x + y),
+            (Some(x), Some(y)) => x.checked_add(y),
             _ => None,
         };