diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index 63d637d18e79..d4901ca8883c 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static __always_inline void cpu_max_bits_warn(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int bit
 /* verify cpu argument to cpumask_* operators */
 static __always_inline unsigned int cpumask_check(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	cpu_max_bits_warn(cpu, nr_cpumask_bits);
+	cpu_max_bits_warn(cpu, small_cpumask_bits);
 	return cpu;
 }