diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c
index b4d367868dbb..dc4145abdd6f 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ static int __init mvebu_odmi_init(struct device_node *node,
 	if (!odmis)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	odmis_bm = kcalloc(BITS_TO_LONGS(odmis_count * NODMIS_PER_FRAME),
-			   sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
+	odmis_bm = bitmap_zalloc(odmis_count * NODMIS_PER_FRAME, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!odmis_bm) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc;
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ static int __init mvebu_odmi_init(struct device_node *node,
 		if (odmi->base && !IS_ERR(odmi->base))
 			iounmap(odmis[i].base);
 	}
-	kfree(odmis_bm);
+	bitmap_free(odmis_bm);
 err_alloc:
 	kfree(odmis);
 	return ret;