diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
index 0d4a285cbd7edb45408360a83952ab288debf62d..2c283d693330e6c73908dfd5299055bd57f5a80c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/common.h
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ struct xenvif {
 
 	struct timer_list wake_queue;
 
-	/* This array is allocated seperately as it is large */
-	struct gnttab_copy *grant_copy_op;
+	struct gnttab_copy grant_copy_op[MAX_GRANT_COPY_OPS];
 
 	/* We create one meta structure per ring request we consume, so
 	 * the maximum number is the same as the ring size.
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
index 53cdcdf3dfa13a1c17fa663bd3da2f706c6e8967..8fdedac3fab21e6f90de021a1e081b1773961f79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
@@ -334,14 +334,6 @@ struct xenvif *xenvif_alloc(struct device *parent, domid_t domid,
 
 	vif = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	vif->grant_copy_op = vmalloc(sizeof(struct gnttab_copy) *
-				     MAX_GRANT_COPY_OPS);
-	if (vif->grant_copy_op == NULL) {
-		pr_warn("Could not allocate grant copy space for %s\n", name);
-		free_netdev(dev);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
-
 	vif->domid  = domid;
 	vif->handle = handle;
 	vif->can_sg = 1;
@@ -601,7 +593,6 @@ void xenvif_free(struct xenvif *vif)
 
 	unregister_netdev(vif->dev);
 
-	vfree(vif->grant_copy_op);
 	free_netdev(vif->dev);
 
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);