diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_mmu_hpte.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_mmu_hpte.c
index ce79ac33e8d3..d904e13e069b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_mmu_hpte.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_mmu_hpte.c
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ void kvmppc_mmu_hpte_cache_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct hpte_cache *pte)
 	spin_unlock(&vcpu3s->mmu_lock);
 }
 
-static void free_pte_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct hpte_cache *pte = container_of(head, struct hpte_cache, rcu_head);
-	kmem_cache_free(hpte_cache, pte);
-}
-
 static void invalidate_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct hpte_cache *pte)
 {
 	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu3s = to_book3s(vcpu);
@@ -126,7 +120,7 @@ static void invalidate_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct hpte_cache *pte)
 
 	spin_unlock(&vcpu3s->mmu_lock);
 
-	call_rcu(&pte->rcu_head, free_pte_rcu);
+	kfree_rcu(pte, rcu_head);
 }
 
 static void kvmppc_mmu_pte_flush_all(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)