diff --git a/classpath/java/util/BitSet.java b/classpath/java/util/BitSet.java
index 2b6ada1203..e45fbee355 100644
--- a/classpath/java/util/BitSet.java
+++ b/classpath/java/util/BitSet.java
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ public class BitSet implements Serializable, Cloneable {
     }
   }
 
-  private void enlarge(int newSize) {
-    if (bits == null || bits.length < newSize) {
-      long[] newBits = new long[newSize + 1];
+  private void enlarge(int newPartition) {
+    if (bits == null || bits.length < (newPartition + 1)) {
+      long[] newBits = new long[newPartition + 1];
       if (bits != null) {
         System.arraycopy(bits, 0, newBits, 0, bits.length);
       }
diff --git a/test/BitsetTest.java b/test/BitsetTest.java
index 6ffc28fb67..b28ab939c2 100644
--- a/test/BitsetTest.java
+++ b/test/BitsetTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ public class BitsetTest {
     assertEquals("after 100, 102 is empty", 102, bits.nextClearBit(100));
     
     testFlip();
+
+    BitSet expandingSet = new BitSet();
+    //should force us to have 3 partitions.
+    expandingSet.set(128);
   }
   
   private static void testFlip() {