diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 047dc6264638..8147bdf22f36 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -183,15 +183,19 @@ static int alloc_pidmap(struct pid_namespace *pid_ns)
 				break;
 		}
 		if (likely(atomic_read(&map->nr_free))) {
-			do {
+			for ( ; ; ) {
 				if (!test_and_set_bit(offset, map->page)) {
 					atomic_dec(&map->nr_free);
 					set_last_pid(pid_ns, last, pid);
 					return pid;
 				}
 				offset = find_next_offset(map, offset);
+				if (offset >= BITS_PER_PAGE)
+					break;
 				pid = mk_pid(pid_ns, map, offset);
-			} while (offset < BITS_PER_PAGE && pid < pid_max);
+				if (pid >= pid_max)
+					break;
+			}
 		}
 		if (map < &pid_ns->pidmap[(pid_max-1)/BITS_PER_PAGE]) {
 			++map;