diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index f6f961fe..b33f316 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@
 				/* For PCI devices, use pci_name(pci_dev). */
 	char	reserved1[32];
 	char	reserved2[12];
+				/*
+				 * Some struct members below are filled in
+				 * using ops->get_sset_count().  Obtaining
+				 * this info from ethtool_drvinfo is now
+				 * deprecated; Use ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO
+				 * instead.
+				 */
 	__u32	n_priv_flags;	/* number of flags valid in ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS */
 	__u32	n_stats;	/* number of u64's from ETHTOOL_GSTATS */
 	__u32	testinfo_len;
diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 70075c4..33d2ded 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 /*
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * this method of obtaining string set info is deprecated;
-	 * consider using ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO instead
+	 * Use ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO instead.
 	 */
 	if (ops->get_sset_count) {
 		int rc;
@@ -265,9 +266,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	/* calculate size of return buffer */
-	for (i = 0; i < 64; i++)
-		if (sset_mask & (1ULL << i))
-			n_bits++;
+	n_bits = hweight64(sset_mask);
 
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 	info.cmd = ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO;