diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 604382143bcf..594b419b7d20 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -82,10 +82,18 @@
 	__x - (__x % (y));				\
 }							\
 )
+
+/*
+ * Divide positive or negative dividend by positive divisor and round
+ * to closest integer. Result is undefined for negative divisors.
+ */
 #define DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(x, divisor)(			\
 {							\
-	typeof(divisor) __divisor = divisor;		\
-	(((x) + ((__divisor) / 2)) / (__divisor));	\
+	typeof(x) __x = x;				\
+	typeof(divisor) __d = divisor;			\
+	(((typeof(x))-1) >= 0 || (__x) >= 0) ?		\
+		(((__x) + ((__d) / 2)) / (__d)) :	\
+		(((__x) - ((__d) / 2)) / (__d));	\
 }							\
 )