diff --git a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
index 9ac23e02b606..44ec9b17cfd3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ static int __write_sb_page(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct bitmap *bitmap,
 	struct block_device *bdev;
 	struct mddev *mddev = bitmap->mddev;
 	struct bitmap_storage *store = &bitmap->storage;
-	unsigned int bitmap_limit = (bitmap->storage.file_pages - pg_index) <<
-		PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long num_pages = bitmap->storage.file_pages;
+	unsigned int bitmap_limit = (num_pages - pg_index % num_pages) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	loff_t sboff, offset = mddev->bitmap_info.offset;
 	sector_t ps = pg_index * PAGE_SIZE / SECTOR_SIZE;
 	unsigned int size = PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static int __write_sb_page(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct bitmap *bitmap,
 
 	bdev = (rdev->meta_bdev) ? rdev->meta_bdev : rdev->bdev;
 	/* we compare length (page numbers), not page offset. */
-	if ((pg_index - store->sb_index) == store->file_pages - 1) {
+	if ((pg_index - store->sb_index) == num_pages - 1) {
 		unsigned int last_page_size = store->bytes & (PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 
 		if (last_page_size == 0)