diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index f661ad1..f3fd9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,6 @@
 	if (is_scsi_rev_5(h))
 		return 0; /* p1210m doesn't need to do this. */
 
-#define MAX_MSA2XXX_ENCLOSURES 32
 	if (*nmsa2xxx_enclosures >= MAX_MSA2XXX_ENCLOSURES) {
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "Maximum number of MSA2XXX "
 			"enclosures exceeded.  Check your hardware "
@@ -1868,6 +1867,13 @@
 
 	/* Allocate the per device structures */
 	for (i = 0; i < ndevs_to_allocate; i++) {
+		if (i >= HPSA_MAX_DEVICES) {
+			dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "maximum devices (%d) exceeded."
+				"  %d devices ignored.\n", HPSA_MAX_DEVICES,
+				ndevs_to_allocate - HPSA_MAX_DEVICES);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		currentsd[i] = kzalloc(sizeof(*currentsd[i]), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!currentsd[i]) {
 			dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "out of memory at %s:%d\n",