diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mr.c
index 80c4b6b401b83af99d8a1dde1ada784daeb8b6cb..46b64970058ece11bf3c272ca5fb80d3c1cabff6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/mr.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void __rvt_free_mr(struct rvt_mr *mr)
 {
 	rvt_deinit_mregion(&mr->mr);
 	rvt_free_lkey(&mr->mr);
-	vfree(mr);
+	kfree(mr);
 }
 
 /**