diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c b/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c
index 55907e4c36b1..399510585245 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/ms_block.c
@@ -1335,17 +1335,17 @@ static int msb_ftl_initialize(struct msb_data *msb)
 	msb->zone_count = msb->block_count / MS_BLOCKS_IN_ZONE;
 	msb->logical_block_count = msb->zone_count * 496 - 2;
 
-	msb->used_blocks_bitmap = kzalloc(msb->block_count / 8, GFP_KERNEL);
-	msb->erased_blocks_bitmap = kzalloc(msb->block_count / 8, GFP_KERNEL);
+	msb->used_blocks_bitmap = bitmap_zalloc(msb->block_count, GFP_KERNEL);
+	msb->erased_blocks_bitmap = bitmap_zalloc(msb->block_count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	msb->lba_to_pba_table =
 		kmalloc_array(msb->logical_block_count, sizeof(u16),
 			      GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!msb->used_blocks_bitmap || !msb->lba_to_pba_table ||
 						!msb->erased_blocks_bitmap) {
-		kfree(msb->used_blocks_bitmap);
+		bitmap_free(msb->used_blocks_bitmap);
+		bitmap_free(msb->erased_blocks_bitmap);
 		kfree(msb->lba_to_pba_table);
-		kfree(msb->erased_blocks_bitmap);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ static int msb_bd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 static void msb_data_clear(struct msb_data *msb)
 {
 	kfree(msb->boot_page);
-	kfree(msb->used_blocks_bitmap);
+	bitmap_free(msb->used_blocks_bitmap);
 	kfree(msb->lba_to_pba_table);
 	kfree(msb->cache);
 	msb->card = NULL;