diff --git a/src/include/port/pg_bitutils.h b/src/include/port/pg_bitutils.h
index 04e58cd1c44..814e0b2dba0 100644
--- a/src/include/port/pg_bitutils.h
+++ b/src/include/port/pg_bitutils.h
@@ -175,16 +175,6 @@ pg_nextpower2_64(uint64 num)
 	return ((uint64) 1) << (pg_leftmost_one_pos64(num) + 1);
 }
 
-/*
- * pg_nextpower2_size_t
- *		Returns the next higher power of 2 above 'num', for a size_t input.
- */
-#if SIZEOF_SIZE_T == 4
-#define pg_nextpower2_size_t(num) pg_nextpower2_32(num)
-#else
-#define pg_nextpower2_size_t(num) pg_nextpower2_64(num)
-#endif
-
 /*
  * pg_prevpower2_32
  *		Returns the next lower power of 2 below 'num', or 'num' if it's
@@ -211,16 +201,6 @@ pg_prevpower2_64(uint64 num)
 	return ((uint64) 1) << pg_leftmost_one_pos64(num);
 }
 
-/*
- * pg_prevpower2_size_t
- *		Returns the next lower power of 2 below 'num', for a size_t input.
- */
-#if SIZEOF_SIZE_T == 4
-#define pg_prevpower2_size_t(num) pg_prevpower2_32(num)
-#else
-#define pg_prevpower2_size_t(num) pg_prevpower2_64(num)
-#endif
-
 /*
  * pg_ceil_log2_32
  *		Returns equivalent of ceil(log2(num))
@@ -299,4 +279,16 @@ pg_rotate_left32(uint32 word, int n)
 	return (word << n) | (word >> (32 - n));
 }
 
+/* size_t variants of the above, as required */
+
+#if SIZEOF_SIZE_T == 4
+#define pg_leftmost_one_pos_size_t pg_leftmost_one_pos32
+#define pg_nextpower2_size_t pg_nextpower2_32
+#define pg_prevpower2_size_t pg_prevpower2_32
+#else
+#define pg_leftmost_one_pos_size_t pg_leftmost_one_pos64
+#define pg_nextpower2_size_t pg_nextpower2_64
+#define pg_prevpower2_size_t pg_prevpower2_64
+#endif
+
 #endif							/* PG_BITUTILS_H */