diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_init.h
index 46ee2c01f4c5..d16b1eddbecf 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 d06e27ec4be4..fb181f6d6c06 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
@@ -704,10 +704,6 @@ 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 5c1522ed2d7c..29ce32a2b6c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #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);