diff --git a/lib/internal/histogram.js b/lib/internal/histogram.js
index ca540e555e0160..92a679e8f3a634 100644
--- a/lib/internal/histogram.js
+++ b/lib/internal/histogram.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const {
   validateInteger,
   validateNumber,
   validateObject,
-  validateUint32,
 } = require('internal/validators');
 
 const kDestroy = Symbol('kDestroy');
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ function createHistogram(options = kEmptyObject) {
   } else if (highest < 2n * lowest) {
     throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE.RangeError('options.highest', highest);
   }
-  validateUint32(figures, 'options.figures', 1, 5);
+  validateInteger(figures, 'options.figures', 1, 5);
   return internalRecordableHistogram(new _Histogram(lowest, highest, figures));
 }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram.js b/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram.js
index 1bcc59653bb692..37fcdfb3fca06c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-perf-hooks-histogram.js
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ const { inspect } = require('util');
     });
   });
 
+  // Number greater than 5 is not allowed
+  for (const i of [6, 10]) {
+    throws(() => createHistogram({ figures: i }), {
+      code: 'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE',
+    });
+  }
+
   createHistogram({ lowest: 1, highest: 11, figures: 1 });
 }