diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
index 22b2131bcdcd..b6fe1815f5c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -65,16 +65,18 @@ struct sg_table {
  */
 
 #define SG_MAGIC	0x87654321
+#define SG_CHAIN	0x01UL
+#define SG_END		0x02UL
 
 /*
  * We overload the LSB of the page pointer to indicate whether it's
  * a valid sg entry, or whether it points to the start of a new scatterlist.
  * Those low bits are there for everyone! (thanks mason :-)
  */
-#define sg_is_chain(sg)		((sg)->page_link & 0x01)
-#define sg_is_last(sg)		((sg)->page_link & 0x02)
+#define sg_is_chain(sg)		((sg)->page_link & SG_CHAIN)
+#define sg_is_last(sg)		((sg)->page_link & SG_END)
 #define sg_chain_ptr(sg)	\
-	((struct scatterlist *) ((sg)->page_link & ~0x03))
+	((struct scatterlist *) ((sg)->page_link & ~(SG_CHAIN | SG_END)))
 
 /**
  * sg_assign_page - Assign a given page to an SG entry
@@ -88,13 +90,13 @@ struct sg_table {
  **/
 static inline void sg_assign_page(struct scatterlist *sg, struct page *page)
 {
-	unsigned long page_link = sg->page_link & 0x3;
+	unsigned long page_link = sg->page_link & (SG_CHAIN | SG_END);
 
 	/*
 	 * In order for the low bit stealing approach to work, pages
 	 * must be aligned at a 32-bit boundary as a minimum.
 	 */
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & 0x03);
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long) page & (SG_CHAIN | SG_END));
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
 	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(sg_is_chain(sg));
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ static inline struct page *sg_page(struct scatterlist *sg)
 	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(sg_is_chain(sg));
 #endif
-	return (struct page *)((sg)->page_link & ~0x3);
+	return (struct page *)((sg)->page_link & ~(SG_CHAIN | SG_END));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -178,7 +180,8 @@ static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
 	 * Set lowest bit to indicate a link pointer, and make sure to clear
 	 * the termination bit if it happens to be set.
 	 */
-	prv[prv_nents - 1].page_link = ((unsigned long) sgl | 0x01) & ~0x02;
+	prv[prv_nents - 1].page_link = ((unsigned long) sgl | SG_CHAIN)
+					& ~SG_END;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -198,8 +201,8 @@ static inline void sg_mark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
 	/*
 	 * Set termination bit, clear potential chain bit
 	 */
-	sg->page_link |= 0x02;
-	sg->page_link &= ~0x01;
+	sg->page_link |= SG_END;
+	sg->page_link &= ~SG_CHAIN;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ static inline void sg_unmark_end(struct scatterlist *sg)
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
 	BUG_ON(sg->sg_magic != SG_MAGIC);
 #endif
-	sg->page_link &= ~0x02;
+	sg->page_link &= ~SG_END;
 }
 
 /**