diff --git a/include/asm-x86/string_32.h b/include/asm-x86/string_32.h
index 55bfa308f900c831733f91018a0f68111aa35e6e..c5d13a86dea7faa61c8cf75deede797b22c4e640 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/string_32.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/string_32.h
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ static __always_inline void * __constant_c_and_count_memset(void * s, unsigned l
 		case 0:
 			return s;
 		case 1:
-			*(unsigned char *)s = pattern;
+			*(unsigned char *)s = pattern & 0xff;
 			return s;
 		case 2:
-			*(unsigned short *)s = pattern;
+			*(unsigned short *)s = pattern & 0xffff;
 			return s;
 		case 3:
-			*(unsigned short *)s = pattern;
-			*(2+(unsigned char *)s) = pattern;
+			*(unsigned short *)s = pattern & 0xffff;
+			*(2+(unsigned char *)s) = pattern & 0xff;
 			return s;
 		case 4:
 			*(unsigned long *)s = pattern;