diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 8ee7d4857179..babed4dcb467 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_find_free_region);
  */
 void bitmap_release_region(unsigned long *bitmap, unsigned int pos, int order)
 {
-	__reg_op(bitmap, pos, order, REG_OP_RELEASE);
+	bitmap_clear(bitmap, pos, BIT(order));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_release_region);