diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
index b5c5ff53cb57..fcb956bb4b4c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
@@ -1475,10 +1475,17 @@ void _drbd_bm_set_bits(struct drbd_conf *mdev, const unsigned long s, const unsi
 		first_word = 0;
 		spin_lock_irq(&b->bm_lock);
 	}
-
 	/* last page (respectively only page, for first page == last page) */
 	last_word = MLPP(el >> LN2_BPL);
-	bm_set_full_words_within_one_page(mdev->bitmap, last_page, first_word, last_word);
+
+	/* consider bitmap->bm_bits = 32768, bitmap->bm_number_of_pages = 1. (or multiples).
+	 * ==> e = 32767, el = 32768, last_page = 2,
+	 * and now last_word = 0.
+	 * We do not want to touch last_page in this case,
+	 * as we did not allocate it, it is not present in bitmap->bm_pages.
+	 */
+	if (last_word)
+		bm_set_full_words_within_one_page(mdev->bitmap, last_page, first_word, last_word);
 
 	/* possibly trailing bits.
 	 * example: (e & 63) == 63, el will be e+1.