diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index f7f9307dd17e70..a749b36400c339 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int map_lookup_elem(union bpf_attr *attr)
 		value_size = map->value_size;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	value = kmalloc(value_size, GFP_USER | __GFP_NOWARN);
+	value = kvmalloc(value_size, GFP_USER | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!value)
 		goto free_key;
 
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static int map_lookup_elem(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	err = 0;
 
 free_value:
-	kfree(value);
+	kvfree(value);
 free_key:
 	kfree(key);
 err_put:
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ static int map_update_elem(union bpf_attr *attr)
 		value_size = map->value_size;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	value = kmalloc(value_size, GFP_USER | __GFP_NOWARN);
+	value = kvmalloc(value_size, GFP_USER | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (!value)
 		goto free_key;
 
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static int map_update_elem(union bpf_attr *attr)
 	maybe_wait_bpf_programs(map);
 out:
 free_value:
-	kfree(value);
+	kvfree(value);
 free_key:
 	kfree(key);
 err_put: