diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index e5aad1c10ea3..acd0898e3866 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ nfsd_file_cache_init(void)
 	if (!nfsd_filecache_wq)
 		goto out;
 
-	nfsd_file_hashtbl = kcalloc(NFSD_FILE_HASH_SIZE,
+	nfsd_file_hashtbl = kvcalloc(NFSD_FILE_HASH_SIZE,
 				sizeof(*nfsd_file_hashtbl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!nfsd_file_hashtbl) {
 		pr_err("nfsd: unable to allocate nfsd_file_hashtbl\n");
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ nfsd_file_cache_init(void)
 	nfsd_file_slab = NULL;
 	kmem_cache_destroy(nfsd_file_mark_slab);
 	nfsd_file_mark_slab = NULL;
-	kfree(nfsd_file_hashtbl);
+	kvfree(nfsd_file_hashtbl);
 	nfsd_file_hashtbl = NULL;
 	destroy_workqueue(nfsd_filecache_wq);
 	nfsd_filecache_wq = NULL;
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ nfsd_file_cache_shutdown(void)
 	fsnotify_wait_marks_destroyed();
 	kmem_cache_destroy(nfsd_file_mark_slab);
 	nfsd_file_mark_slab = NULL;
-	kfree(nfsd_file_hashtbl);
+	kvfree(nfsd_file_hashtbl);
 	nfsd_file_hashtbl = NULL;
 	destroy_workqueue(nfsd_filecache_wq);
 	nfsd_filecache_wq = NULL;