diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 3fe87b9d368e..4bf0ec94e719 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_sysctl(struct ctl_table_header *head,
 	kfree(ctx.cur_val);
 
 	if (ret == 1 && ctx.new_updated) {
-		kfree(*buf);
+		kvfree(*buf);
 		*buf = ctx.new_val;
 		*pcount = ctx.new_len;
 	} else {