diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap.h b/include/linux/bitmap.h
index acf5e8df3504..a9805bacbd7c 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -204,8 +204,13 @@ extern int bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(bool list, char *buf,
 #define BITMAP_FIRST_WORD_MASK(start) (~0UL << ((start) & (BITS_PER_LONG - 1)))
 #define BITMAP_LAST_WORD_MASK(nbits) (~0UL >> (-(nbits) & (BITS_PER_LONG - 1)))
 
+/*
+ * The static inlines below do not handle constant nbits==0 correctly,
+ * so make such users (should any ever turn up) call the out-of-line
+ * versions.
+ */
 #define small_const_nbits(nbits) \
-	(__builtin_constant_p(nbits) && (nbits) <= BITS_PER_LONG)
+	(__builtin_constant_p(nbits) && (nbits) <= BITS_PER_LONG && (nbits) > 0)
 
 static inline void bitmap_zero(unsigned long *dst, unsigned int nbits)
 {