diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 31191804ca09..8f3e00c84f39 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ int dev_map_generic_redirect(struct bpf_dtab_netdev *dst, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog);
 
 struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *__cpu_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, u32 key);
-void __cpu_map_flush(struct bpf_map *map);
+void __cpu_map_flush(void);
 int cpu_map_enqueue(struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *rcpu, struct xdp_buff *xdp,
 		    struct net_device *dev_rx);
 
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *__cpu_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, u32 key)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void __cpu_map_flush(struct bpf_map *map)
+static inline void __cpu_map_flush(void)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c b/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
index 66948fbc58d8..70f71b154fa5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
@@ -72,17 +72,18 @@ struct bpf_cpu_map {
 	struct bpf_map map;
 	/* Below members specific for map type */
 	struct bpf_cpu_map_entry **cpu_map;
-	struct list_head __percpu *flush_list;
 };
 
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct list_head, cpu_map_flush_list);
+
 static int bq_flush_to_queue(struct xdp_bulk_queue *bq);
 
 static struct bpf_map *cpu_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct bpf_cpu_map *cmap;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
-	int ret, cpu;
 	u64 cost;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *cpu_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 
 	/* make sure page count doesn't overflow */
 	cost = (u64) cmap->map.max_entries * sizeof(struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *);
-	cost += sizeof(struct list_head) * num_possible_cpus();
 
 	/* Notice returns -EPERM on if map size is larger than memlock limit */
 	ret = bpf_map_charge_init(&cmap->map.memory, cost);
@@ -115,23 +115,14 @@ static struct bpf_map *cpu_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 		goto free_cmap;
 	}
 
-	cmap->flush_list = alloc_percpu(struct list_head);
-	if (!cmap->flush_list)
-		goto free_charge;
-
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(per_cpu_ptr(cmap->flush_list, cpu));
-
 	/* Alloc array for possible remote "destination" CPUs */
 	cmap->cpu_map = bpf_map_area_alloc(cmap->map.max_entries *
 					   sizeof(struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *),
 					   cmap->map.numa_node);
 	if (!cmap->cpu_map)
-		goto free_percpu;
+		goto free_charge;
 
 	return &cmap->map;
-free_percpu:
-	free_percpu(cmap->flush_list);
 free_charge:
 	bpf_map_charge_finish(&cmap->map.memory);
 free_cmap:
@@ -499,7 +490,6 @@ static int cpu_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *value,
 static void cpu_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
 {
 	struct bpf_cpu_map *cmap = container_of(map, struct bpf_cpu_map, map);
-	int cpu;
 	u32 i;
 
 	/* At this point bpf_prog->aux->refcnt == 0 and this map->refcnt == 0,
@@ -527,7 +517,6 @@ static void cpu_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
 		/* bq flush and cleanup happens after RCU grace-period */
 		__cpu_map_entry_replace(cmap, i, NULL); /* call_rcu */
 	}
-	free_percpu(cmap->flush_list);
 	bpf_map_area_free(cmap->cpu_map);
 	kfree(cmap);
 }
@@ -619,7 +608,7 @@ static int bq_flush_to_queue(struct xdp_bulk_queue *bq)
  */
 static int bq_enqueue(struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *rcpu, struct xdp_frame *xdpf)
 {
-	struct list_head *flush_list = this_cpu_ptr(rcpu->cmap->flush_list);
+	struct list_head *flush_list = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_map_flush_list);
 	struct xdp_bulk_queue *bq = this_cpu_ptr(rcpu->bulkq);
 
 	if (unlikely(bq->count == CPU_MAP_BULK_SIZE))
@@ -658,10 +647,9 @@ int cpu_map_enqueue(struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *rcpu, struct xdp_buff *xdp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void __cpu_map_flush(struct bpf_map *map)
+void __cpu_map_flush(void)
 {
-	struct bpf_cpu_map *cmap = container_of(map, struct bpf_cpu_map, map);
-	struct list_head *flush_list = this_cpu_ptr(cmap->flush_list);
+	struct list_head *flush_list = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_map_flush_list);
 	struct xdp_bulk_queue *bq, *tmp;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(bq, tmp, flush_list, flush_node) {
@@ -671,3 +659,14 @@ void __cpu_map_flush(struct bpf_map *map)
 		wake_up_process(bq->obj->kthread);
 	}
 }
+
+static int __init cpu_map_init(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(cpu_map_flush_list, cpu));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+subsys_initcall(cpu_map_init);
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index b7570cb84902..c706325b3e66 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -3558,7 +3558,7 @@ void xdp_do_flush_map(void)
 			__dev_map_flush();
 			break;
 		case BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP:
-			__cpu_map_flush(map);
+			__cpu_map_flush();
 			break;
 		case BPF_MAP_TYPE_XSKMAP:
 			__xsk_map_flush();
