diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index 21a4b6d61e21a..a220fdb66568e 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -3806,10 +3806,7 @@ static void *pidlist_allocate(int count)
 
 static void pidlist_free(void *p)
 {
-	if (is_vmalloc_addr(p))
-		vfree(p);
-	else
-		kfree(p);
+	kvfree(p);
 }
 
 /*