diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index cea160b249d2d..c9da10d971fa7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -198,16 +198,9 @@ static void node_free_immediate(struct net *net, struct fib6_node *fn)
 	net->ipv6.rt6_stats->fib_nodes--;
 }
 
-static void node_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct fib6_node *fn = container_of(head, struct fib6_node, rcu);
-
-	kmem_cache_free(fib6_node_kmem, fn);
-}
-
 static void node_free(struct net *net, struct fib6_node *fn)
 {
-	call_rcu(&fn->rcu, node_free_rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(fn, rcu);
 	net->ipv6.rt6_stats->fib_nodes--;
 }