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diff --git a/src/include/utils/varbit.h b/src/include/utils/varbit.h
index e329d52e247..58727c66b9a 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/varbit.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/varbit.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
#ifndef VARBIT_H
#define VARBIT_H
+#include <limits.h>
+
#include "fmgr.h"
/*
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ typedef struct
/* Number of bytes needed to store a bit string of a given length */
#define VARBITTOTALLEN(BITLEN) (((BITLEN) + BITS_PER_BYTE-1)/BITS_PER_BYTE + \
VARHDRSZ + VARBITHDRSZ)
+/*
+ * Maximum number of bits. Several code sites assume no overflow from
+ * computing bitlen + X; VARBITTOTALLEN() has the largest such X.
+ */
+#define VARBITMAXLEN (INT_MAX - BITS_PER_BYTE + 1)
/* pointer beyond the end of the bit string (like end() in STL containers) */
#define VARBITEND(PTR) (((bits8 *) (PTR)) + VARSIZE(PTR))
/* Mask that will cover exactly one byte, i.e. BITS_PER_BYTE bits */