diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 3608289c8ecdc0c8506af62421ccaabbae38438b..6024b82e3209408fcfeb979435b1151739ce2b0f 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1018,14 +1018,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group *disk_attr_groups[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static void disk_free_ptbl_rcu_cb(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct disk_part_tbl *ptbl =
-		container_of(head, struct disk_part_tbl, rcu_head);
-
-	kfree(ptbl);
-}
-
 /**
  * disk_replace_part_tbl - replace disk->part_tbl in RCU-safe way
  * @disk: disk to replace part_tbl for
@@ -1046,7 +1038,7 @@ static void disk_replace_part_tbl(struct gendisk *disk,
 
 	if (old_ptbl) {
 		rcu_assign_pointer(old_ptbl->last_lookup, NULL);
-		call_rcu(&old_ptbl->rcu_head, disk_free_ptbl_rcu_cb);
+		kfree_rcu(old_ptbl, rcu_head);
 	}
 }