diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
index b4cc699c5fad..c749c5525b40 100644
--- a/net/rds/connection.c
+++ b/net/rds/connection.c
@@ -829,9 +829,7 @@ int rds_conn_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	rds_conn_slab = kmem_cache_create("rds_connection",
-					  sizeof(struct rds_connection),
-					  0, 0, NULL);
+	rds_conn_slab = KMEM_CACHE(rds_connection, 0);
 	if (!rds_conn_slab) {
 		rds_loop_net_exit();
 		return -ENOMEM;