diff --git a/lib/idr.c b/lib/idr.c
index 2642fa8..4df6792 100644
--- a/lib/idr.c
+++ b/lib/idr.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			id = (id | ((1 << (IDR_BITS * l)) - 1)) + 1;
 
 			/* if already at the top layer, we need to grow */
-			if (id >= 1 << (idp->layers * IDR_BITS)) {
+			if (id > idr_max(idp->layers)) {
 				*starting_id = id;
 				return -EAGAIN;
 			}
@@ -811,12 +811,10 @@
 	if (!p)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	n = (p->layer+1) * IDR_BITS;
-
-	if (id >= (1 << n))
+	if (id > idr_max(p->layer + 1))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	n -= IDR_BITS;
+	n = p->layer * IDR_BITS;
 	while ((n > 0) && p) {
 		p = p->ary[(id >> n) & IDR_MASK];
 		n -= IDR_BITS;