diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 74842b453407..782273bb93c2 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int rps_sock_flow_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			if (orig_sock_table) {
 				static_branch_dec(&rps_needed);
 				static_branch_dec(&rfs_needed);
-				kvfree_rcu(orig_sock_table);
+				kvfree_rcu_mightsleep(orig_sock_table);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int flow_limit_cpu_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				     lockdep_is_held(&flow_limit_update_mutex));
 			if (cur && !cpumask_test_cpu(i, mask)) {
 				RCU_INIT_POINTER(sd->flow_limit, NULL);
-				kfree_rcu(cur);
+				kfree_rcu_mightsleep(cur);
 			} else if (!cur && cpumask_test_cpu(i, mask)) {
 				cur = kzalloc_node(len, GFP_KERNEL,
 						   cpu_to_node(i));