diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index 7c35d7644097..9d6a75262045 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ xfs_ioc_attr_list(
 	    copy_to_user(ucursor, &context.cursor, sizeof(context.cursor)))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 out_free:
-	kfree(buffer);
+	kvfree(buffer);
 	return error;
 }