diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index e03dd6f2a27212768fb3f623115cea9f3579a06a..67f182c10f24d230a7ed8245bdfa813a99c067d2 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ do_kmem_cache_create(char *name, size_t object_size, size_t size, size_t align,
 
 out_free_cache:
 	memcg_free_cache_params(s);
-	kfree(s);
+	kmem_cache_free(kmem_cache, s);
 	goto out;
 }