diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init.h
index 066765fbef06..0a59a09ef82f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init.h
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ static inline void bnx2x_dcb_config_qm(struct bnx2x *bp, enum cos_mode mode,
  *    possible, the driver should only write the valid vnics into the internal
  *    ram according to the appropriate port mode.
  */
-#define BITS_TO_BYTES(x) ((x)/8)
 
 /* CMNG constants, as derived from system spec calculations */
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
index aaf24548b02a..0463dce65bb2 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
@@ -688,10 +688,6 @@ struct dlm_begin_reco
 	__be32 pad2;
 };
 
-
-#define BITS_PER_BYTE 8
-#define BITS_TO_BYTES(bits) (((bits)+BITS_PER_BYTE-1)/BITS_PER_BYTE)
-
 struct dlm_query_join_request
 {
 	u8 node_idx;
diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index e479067c202c..6c7c4133c25c 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #define BITS_PER_TYPE(type) (sizeof(type) * BITS_PER_BYTE)
 #define BITS_TO_LONGS(nr)	DIV_ROUND_UP(nr, BITS_PER_TYPE(long))
+#define BITS_TO_BYTES(nr)	DIV_ROUND_UP(nr, BITS_PER_TYPE(char))
 
 extern unsigned int __sw_hweight8(unsigned int w);
 extern unsigned int __sw_hweight16(unsigned int w);