diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 6bf223e6cd1a5..ac5ae7c05e364 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1604,8 +1604,8 @@ int ieee80211_txq_setup_flows(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	local->cparams.target = MS2TIME(20);
 	local->cparams.ecn = true;
 
-	local->cvars = kcalloc(fq->flows_cnt, sizeof(local->cvars[0]),
-			       GFP_KERNEL);
+	local->cvars = kvcalloc(fq->flows_cnt, sizeof(local->cvars[0]),
+				GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!local->cvars) {
 		spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);
 		fq_reset(fq, fq_skb_free_func);
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ void ieee80211_txq_teardown_flows(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
 	struct fq *fq = &local->fq;
 
-	kfree(local->cvars);
+	kvfree(local->cvars);
 	local->cvars = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);