diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 5ceb257e860c..c410f2854c89 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -565,13 +565,6 @@ static ssize_t show_rps_map(struct netdev_rx_queue *queue,
 	return len;
 }
 
-static void rps_map_release(struct rcu_head *rcu)
-{
-	struct rps_map *map = container_of(rcu, struct rps_map, rcu);
-
-	kfree(map);
-}
-
 static ssize_t store_rps_map(struct netdev_rx_queue *queue,
 		      struct rx_queue_attribute *attribute,
 		      const char *buf, size_t len)
@@ -619,7 +612,7 @@ static ssize_t store_rps_map(struct netdev_rx_queue *queue,
 	spin_unlock(&rps_map_lock);
 
 	if (old_map)
-		call_rcu(&old_map->rcu, rps_map_release);
+		kfree_rcu(old_map, rcu);
 
 	free_cpumask_var(mask);
 	return len;
@@ -728,7 +721,7 @@ static void rx_queue_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 	map = rcu_dereference_raw(queue->rps_map);
 	if (map) {
 		RCU_INIT_POINTER(queue->rps_map, NULL);
-		call_rcu(&map->rcu, rps_map_release);
+		kfree_rcu(map, rcu);
 	}
 
 	flow_table = rcu_dereference_raw(queue->rps_flow_table);