diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
index 24441ae832d108dc304372d03ec99c0e6281e4d8..02a3ee282eee2c54f7f9b34948d7e03680d6b022 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ struct nvsp_message {
 
 #define NETVSC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE		(1024*1024*16)	/* 16MB */
 #define NETVSC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE_LEGACY	(1024*1024*15)  /* 15MB */
-#define NETVSC_SEND_BUFFER_SIZE			(1024 * 1024)   /* 1MB */
+#define NETVSC_SEND_BUFFER_SIZE			(1024 * 1024 * 16)   /* 16MB */
 #define NETVSC_INVALID_INDEX			-1
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 592977a6547cd6369df4b9d11a76c056dd2c418d..66979cf7fca6a3d68d88a7c908c45aad2a7b58aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ static int netvsc_destroy_buf(struct netvsc_device *net_device)
 	}
 	if (net_device->send_buf) {
 		/* Free up the receive buffer */
-		free_pages((unsigned long)net_device->send_buf,
-			   get_order(net_device->send_buf_size));
+		vfree(net_device->send_buf);
 		net_device->send_buf = NULL;
 	}
 	kfree(net_device->send_section_map);
@@ -303,9 +302,7 @@ static int netvsc_init_buf(struct hv_device *device)
 
 	/* Now setup the send buffer.
 	 */
-	net_device->send_buf =
-		(void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_ZERO,
-					 get_order(net_device->send_buf_size));
+	net_device->send_buf = vzalloc(net_device->send_buf_size);
 	if (!net_device->send_buf) {
 		netdev_err(ndev, "unable to allocate send "
 			   "buffer of size %d\n", net_device->send_buf_size);