diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/bte.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/bte.h
index 5efecf06c9a4..96798d2da7c2 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/bte.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/sn/bte.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 /* BTE status register only supports 16 bits for length field */
 #define BTE_LEN_BITS (16)
 #define BTE_LEN_MASK ((1 << BTE_LEN_BITS) - 1)
-#define BTE_MAX_XFER ((1 << BTE_LEN_BITS) * L1_CACHE_BYTES)
+#define BTE_MAX_XFER (BTE_LEN_MASK << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
 
 /* Define hardware */
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/bte.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/bte.c
index 9456d4034024..c6d6b62db66c 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/bte.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/bte.c
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ bte_result_t bte_copy(u64 src, u64 dest, u64 len, u64 mode, void *notification)
 		return BTE_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON((len & L1_CACHE_MASK) ||
-		 (src & L1_CACHE_MASK) || (dest & L1_CACHE_MASK));
-	BUG_ON(!(len < ((BTE_LEN_MASK + 1) << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)));
+	BUG_ON(len & L1_CACHE_MASK);
+	BUG_ON(src & L1_CACHE_MASK);
+	BUG_ON(dest & L1_CACHE_MASK);
+	BUG_ON(len > BTE_MAX_XFER);
 
 	/*
 	 * Start with interface corresponding to cpu number