diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
index 5713994328cb..ccdfa38d7a68 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ static int dbFindBits(u32 word, int l2nb)
 
 	/* scan the word for nb free bits at nb alignments.
 	 */
-	for (bitno = 0; mask != 0; bitno += nb, mask >>= nb) {
+	for (bitno = 0; mask != 0; bitno += nb, mask = (mask >> nb)) {
 		if ((mask & word) == mask)
 			break;
 	}