diff --git a/cpu/src/kernel/service/svc_dsp.c b/cpu/src/kernel/service/svc_dsp.c
index 43c65141..7bad7f3c 100644
--- a/cpu/src/kernel/service/svc_dsp.c
+++ b/cpu/src/kernel/service/svc_dsp.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
 /*----- Macros -------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #define MSG_START 0xf0
+#define SYSTEM_PROFILE_PAYLOAD_LENGTH 12
 
 /*----- Typedefs -----------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ typedef void (*t_module_param_value_callback)(uint16_t module_id,
 typedef void (*t_system_port_state_callback)(uint16_t port_f, uint16_t port_g,
                                              uint16_t port_h);
 
-typedef void (*t_system_profile_callback)(uint32_t period, uint32_t cycles);
+typedef void (*t_system_profile_callback)(uint32_t period, uint64_t cycles);
 
 static t_module_param_value_callback p_module_param_value_callback;
 static t_system_port_state_callback p_system_port_state_callback;
@@ -541,13 +542,23 @@ static t_status _handle_system_port_state(uint8_t *payload, uint8_t length) {
 
 static t_status _handle_system_profile(uint8_t *payload, uint8_t length) {
 
-    if (p_system_profile_callback != NULL) {
+    if (length < SYSTEM_PROFILE_PAYLOAD_LENGTH) {
+        return ERROR;
+    }
 
-        uint32_t period = (payload[3] << 24 | payload[2] << 16 |
-                           payload[1] << 8 | payload[0]);
+    if (p_system_profile_callback != NULL) {
 
-        uint32_t cycles = (payload[7] << 24 | payload[6] << 16 |
-                           payload[5] << 8 | payload[4]);
+        uint32_t period = (uint32_t)payload[3] << 24 |
+                  (uint32_t)payload[2] << 16 |
+                  (uint32_t)payload[1] << 8 | payload[0];
+
+        uint64_t cycles = (uint64_t)payload[11] << 56 |
+                  (uint64_t)payload[10] << 48 |
+                  (uint64_t)payload[9] << 40 |
+                  (uint64_t)payload[8] << 32 |
+                  (uint64_t)payload[7] << 24 |
+                  (uint64_t)payload[6] << 16 |
+                  (uint64_t)payload[5] << 8 | payload[4];
 
         p_system_profile_callback(period, cycles);
     }
diff --git a/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.c b/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.c
index da4f2a55..4375d290 100644
--- a/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.c
+++ b/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ t_profile knl_profile_stats(void) {
     static t_profile stats;
 
     stats.period = (uint32_t)sport0_period();
-    stats.cycles = (uint32_t)g_module_cycles;
+    stats.cycles = g_module_cycles;
 
     return stats;
 }
diff --git a/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.h b/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.h
index c08f3b57..e59e1bba 100644
--- a/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.h
+++ b/dsp/src/kernel/knl_profile.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef struct {
     uint32_t period;
-    uint32_t cycles;
+    uint64_t cycles;
 
 } t_profile;
 
diff --git a/dsp/src/kernel/service/svc_cpu.c b/dsp/src/kernel/service/svc_cpu.c
index 1b8118e1..0c04adc0 100644
--- a/dsp/src/kernel/service/svc_cpu.c
+++ b/dsp/src/kernel/service/svc_cpu.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
 /*----- Macros -------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #define MSG_START 0xf0
+#define SYSTEM_PROFILE_PAYLOAD_LENGTH 12
 
 /*----- Typedefs -----------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -505,10 +506,12 @@ static t_status _respond_system_profile(t_profile stats) {
         (stats.period >> 16) & 0xff, (stats.period >> 24) & 0xff,
         stats.cycles & 0xff,         (stats.cycles >> 8) & 0xff,
         (stats.cycles >> 16) & 0xff, (stats.cycles >> 24) & 0xff,
+        (stats.cycles >> 32) & 0xff, (stats.cycles >> 40) & 0xff,
+        (stats.cycles >> 48) & 0xff, (stats.cycles >> 56) & 0xff,
     };
 
     _transmit_message(MSG_TYPE_SYSTEM, SYSTEM_PROFILE, payload,
-                      sizeof(payload));
+                      SYSTEM_PROFILE_PAYLOAD_LENGTH);
 
     return SUCCESS;
 }