diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index 162e2850c622..833f152a2c43 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -500,17 +500,12 @@ struct region {
 	unsigned int nbits;
 };
 
-static int bitmap_set_region(const struct region *r, unsigned long *bitmap)
+static void bitmap_set_region(const struct region *r, unsigned long *bitmap)
 {
 	unsigned int start;
 
-	if (r->end >= r->nbits)
-		return -ERANGE;
-
 	for (start = r->start; start <= r->end; start += r->group_len)
 		bitmap_set(bitmap, start, min(r->end - start + 1, r->off));
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int bitmap_check_region(const struct region *r)
@@ -518,6 +513,9 @@ static int bitmap_check_region(const struct region *r)
 	if (r->start > r->end || r->group_len == 0 || r->off > r->group_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (r->end >= r->nbits)
+		return -ERANGE;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -656,9 +654,7 @@ int bitmap_parselist(const char *buf, unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		ret = bitmap_set_region(&r, maskp);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		bitmap_set_region(&r, maskp);
 	}
 
 	return 0;