diff --git a/include/parasite.h b/include/parasite.h
index eaabc0165..af81d85e2 100644
--- a/include/parasite.h
+++ b/include/parasite.h
@@ -162,7 +162,12 @@ struct parasite_dump_misc {
 	int dumpable;
 };
 
-#define PARASITE_MAX_GROUPS	(PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned int) - 2 * sizeof(unsigned))
+/*
+ * Calculate how long we can make the groups array in parasite_dump_creds
+ * and still fit the struct in one page
+ */
+#define PARASITE_MAX_GROUPS	\
+	((PAGE_SIZE - 2 * sizeof(unsigned int)) / sizeof(unsigned int))
 
 struct parasite_dump_creds {
 	unsigned int		secbits;
diff --git a/parasite-syscall.c b/parasite-syscall.c
index f26503a4a..dad257019 100644
--- a/parasite-syscall.c
+++ b/parasite-syscall.c
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@ int parasite_dump_creds(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, CredsEntry *ce)
 {
 	struct parasite_dump_creds *pc;
 
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*pc) > PAGE_SIZE);
+
 	pc = parasite_args(ctl, struct parasite_dump_creds);
 	if (parasite_execute_daemon(PARASITE_CMD_DUMP_CREDS, ctl) < 0)
 		return -1;