diff --git a/fs/ufs/util.h b/fs/ufs/util.h
index b7fbf53dbc81a044e2bd10428bf2601b094cb750..398019fb144816875f2c717c2252823a4dd76b99 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/util.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/util.h
@@ -473,15 +473,19 @@ static inline unsigned _ubh_find_last_zero_bit_(
 static inline int _ubh_isblockset_(struct ufs_sb_private_info * uspi,
 	struct ufs_buffer_head * ubh, unsigned begin, unsigned block)
 {
+	u8 mask;
 	switch (uspi->s_fpb) {
 	case 8:
 	    	return (*ubh_get_addr (ubh, begin + block) == 0xff);
 	case 4:
-		return (*ubh_get_addr (ubh, begin + (block >> 1)) == (0x0f << ((block & 0x01) << 2)));
+		mask = 0x0f << ((block & 0x01) << 2);
+		return (*ubh_get_addr (ubh, begin + (block >> 1)) & mask) == mask;
 	case 2:
-		return (*ubh_get_addr (ubh, begin + (block >> 2)) == (0x03 << ((block & 0x03) << 1)));
+		mask = 0x03 << ((block & 0x03) << 1);
+		return (*ubh_get_addr (ubh, begin + (block >> 2)) & mask) == mask;
 	case 1:
-		return (*ubh_get_addr (ubh, begin + (block >> 3)) == (0x01 << (block & 0x07)));
+		mask = 0x01 << (block & 0x07);
+		return (*ubh_get_addr (ubh, begin + (block >> 3)) & mask) == mask;
 	}
 	return 0;	
 }