ppmax = max;
 
        /* pool size must be multiple of unsigned long */
-       bmap = BITS_TO_LONGS(ppmax);
+       bmap = ppmax / BITS_PER_TYPE(unsigned long);
+       if (!bmap)
+               return NULL;
+
        ppmax = (bmap * sizeof(unsigned long)) << 3;
 
        alloc_sz = sizeof(*pools) + sizeof(unsigned long) * bmap;
        if (reserve_factor) {
                ppmax_pool = ppmax / reserve_factor;
                pool = ppm_alloc_cpu_pool(&ppmax_pool, &pool_index_max);
+               if (!pool) {
+                       ppmax_pool = 0;
+                       reserve_factor = 0;
+               }
 
                pr_debug("%s: ppmax %u, cpu total %u, per cpu %u.\n",
                         ndev->name, ppmax, ppmax_pool, pool_index_max);