diff --git a/lib/genalloc.c b/lib/genalloc.c
index 5deb25c..f365d71 100644
--- a/lib/genalloc.c
+++ b/lib/genalloc.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 	int nbytes = sizeof(struct gen_pool_chunk) +
 				BITS_TO_LONGS(nbits) * sizeof(long);
 
-	chunk = kzalloc_node(nbytes, GFP_KERNEL, nid);
+	chunk = vzalloc_node(nbytes, nid);
 	if (unlikely(chunk == NULL))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 		bit = find_next_bit(chunk->bits, end_bit, 0);
 		BUG_ON(bit < end_bit);
 
-		kfree(chunk);
+		vfree(chunk);
 	}
 	kfree_const(pool->name);
 	kfree(pool);