diff --git a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/DesperateGambit.java b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/DesperateGambit.java
index 1272b4c729..6e4f4b2f88 100644
--- a/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/DesperateGambit.java
+++ b/Mage.Sets/src/mage/cards/d/DesperateGambit.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class DesperateGambitEffect extends PreventionEffectImpl {
         if (controller != null && object != null) {
             if (super.applies(event, source, game) && event instanceof DamageEvent && event.getAmount() > 0) {
                 if (wonFlip) {
-                    event.setAmount(event.getAmount() * 2);
+                    event.setAmount(game.addWithOverflowCheck(event.getAmount(), event.getAmount()));
                     this.discard();
                 } else {
                     preventDamageAction(event, source, game);