diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
index 9462d2752850..8bdc34dbaedf 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
@@ -479,8 +479,14 @@ void drbd_bm_cleanup(struct drbd_device *device)
  * this masks out the remaining bits.
  * Returns the number of bits cleared.
  */
+#ifndef BITS_PER_PAGE
 #define BITS_PER_PAGE		(1UL << (PAGE_SHIFT + 3))
 #define BITS_PER_PAGE_MASK	(BITS_PER_PAGE - 1)
+#else
+# if BITS_PER_PAGE != (1UL << (PAGE_SHIFT + 3))
+#  error "ambiguous BITS_PER_PAGE"
+# endif
+#endif
 #define BITS_PER_LONG_MASK	(BITS_PER_LONG - 1)
 static int bm_clear_surplus(struct drbd_bitmap *b)
 {