diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index 83edade21..ce2bb045b 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <linux/bits.h>
 
-#define BITS_TO_LONGS(nr)	DIV_ROUND_UP(nr, BITS_PER_BYTE * sizeof(long))
+#define BITS_PER_TYPE(type) (sizeof(type) * BITS_PER_BYTE)
+#define BITS_TO_LONGS(nr)	DIV_ROUND_UP(nr, BITS_PER_TYPE(long))
 
 extern unsigned int __sw_hweight8(unsigned int w);
 extern unsigned int __sw_hweight16(unsigned int w);