diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c
index 938f295a60d4..769b7583975b 100644
--- a/mm/percpu.c
+++ b/mm/percpu.c
@@ -988,7 +988,8 @@ static int pcpu_alloc_area(struct pcpu_chunk *chunk, int alloc_bits,
 	/*
 	 * Search to find a fit.
 	 */
-	end = start + alloc_bits + PCPU_BITMAP_BLOCK_BITS;
+	end = min_t(int, start + alloc_bits + PCPU_BITMAP_BLOCK_BITS,
+		    pcpu_chunk_map_bits(chunk));
 	bit_off = bitmap_find_next_zero_area(chunk->alloc_map, end, start,
 					     alloc_bits, align_mask);
 	if (bit_off >= end)