diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
index 429428bbc903c..b974f3cd10058 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec_fs.c
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ static int rx_fs_create(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	fs_prot->miss_rule = miss_rule;
 
 out:
-	kfree(flow_group_in);
-	kfree(spec);
+	kvfree(flow_group_in);
+	kvfree(spec);
 	return err;
 }