diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
index 2fe6923f7ce086c3f6d357c00ce5bf41aca8a002..9314777d99e3f1e542e9cb5d4aa6960ac3849a10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_dump(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
 	err = devlink_fmsg_arr_pair_nest_end(fmsg);
 
 free_data:
-	kfree(cr_data);
+	kvfree(cr_data);
 	return err;
 }