diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/potential_index_error.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/potential_index_error.py
index a80dc7a6be878a..7f1a0b47264d51 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/potential_index_error.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/potential_index_error.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 print([1, 2, 3][3])  # PLE0643
 print([1, 2, 3][-4])  # PLE0643
-print([1, 2, 3][9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
-print([1, 2, 3][-9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
+print([1, 2, 3][999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
+print([1, 2, 3][-999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
 
 print([1, 2, 3][2])  # OK
 print([1, 2, 3][0])  # OK
 print([1, 2, 3][-3])  # OK
 print([1, 2, 3][3:])  # OK
-print([1, 2, 3][-9223372036854775808])  # OK (i64 overflow, ignored)
-print([1, 2, 3][9223372036854775808])  # OK (i64 overflow, ignored)
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/potential_index_error.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/potential_index_error.rs
index c4b71ab044a287..e0f48b779035c5 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/potential_index_error.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/potential_index_error.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
 use ruff_python_ast::{self as ast, Expr};
 
 use ruff_diagnostics::{Diagnostic, Violation};
@@ -45,10 +47,7 @@ pub(crate) fn potential_index_error(checker: &mut Checker, value: &Expr, slice:
         Expr::NumberLiteral(ast::ExprNumberLiteral {
             value: ast::Number::Int(number_value),
             range,
-        }) => match number_value.as_i64() {
-            Some(value) => (value, *range),
-            None => return,
-        },
+        }) => (number_value.to_owned(), *range),
         Expr::UnaryOp(ast::ExprUnaryOp {
             op: ast::UnaryOp::USub,
             operand,
@@ -57,16 +56,23 @@ pub(crate) fn potential_index_error(checker: &mut Checker, value: &Expr, slice:
             Expr::NumberLiteral(ast::ExprNumberLiteral {
                 value: ast::Number::Int(number_value),
                 ..
-            }) => match number_value.as_i64() {
-                Some(value) => (-value, *range),
-                None => return,
-            },
+            }) => (
+                ast::Int::from_str(&format!("-{}", number_value.to_string())).unwrap(),
+                *range,
+            ),
             _ => return,
         },
         _ => return,
     };
 
-    if number_value >= length || number_value < -length {
+    let emit = if let Some(number) = number_value.as_i64() {
+        number >= length || number < -length
+    } else {
+        // this should be impossible
+        true
+    };
+
+    if emit {
         checker
             .diagnostics
             .push(Diagnostic::new(PotentialIndexError, range));
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLE0643_potential_index_error.py.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLE0643_potential_index_error.py.snap
index ce3b518f4e4a4b..2cfa565dc5eb80 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLE0643_potential_index_error.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLE0643_potential_index_error.py.snap
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ potential_index_error.py:1:17: PLE0643 Potential IndexError
 1 | print([1, 2, 3][3])  # PLE0643
   |                 ^ PLE0643
 2 | print([1, 2, 3][-4])  # PLE0643
-3 | print([1, 2, 3][9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
+3 | print([1, 2, 3][999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
   |
 
 potential_index_error.py:2:17: PLE0643 Potential IndexError
@@ -14,25 +14,25 @@ potential_index_error.py:2:17: PLE0643 Potential IndexError
 1 | print([1, 2, 3][3])  # PLE0643
 2 | print([1, 2, 3][-4])  # PLE0643
   |                 ^^ PLE0643
-3 | print([1, 2, 3][9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
-4 | print([1, 2, 3][-9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
+3 | print([1, 2, 3][999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
+4 | print([1, 2, 3][-999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
   |
 
 potential_index_error.py:3:17: PLE0643 Potential IndexError
   |
 1 | print([1, 2, 3][3])  # PLE0643
 2 | print([1, 2, 3][-4])  # PLE0643
-3 | print([1, 2, 3][9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
-  |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PLE0643
-4 | print([1, 2, 3][-9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
+3 | print([1, 2, 3][999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
+  |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PLE0643
+4 | print([1, 2, 3][-999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
   |
 
 potential_index_error.py:4:17: PLE0643 Potential IndexError
   |
 2 | print([1, 2, 3][-4])  # PLE0643
-3 | print([1, 2, 3][9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
-4 | print([1, 2, 3][-9223372036854775807])  # PLE0643
-  |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PLE0643
+3 | print([1, 2, 3][999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
+4 | print([1, 2, 3][-999999999999999999999999999999999999999999])  # PLE0643
+  |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PLE0643
 5 | 
 6 | print([1, 2, 3][2])  # OK
   |