diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index 7f0b093208d7..f49cd83f1955 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static void devlink_release(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_destroy(&devlink->lock);
 	lockdep_unregister_key(&devlink->lock_key);
 	put_device(devlink->dev);
-	kfree(devlink);
+	kvfree(devlink);
 }
 
 void devlink_put(struct devlink *devlink)
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ struct devlink *devlink_alloc_ns(const struct devlink_ops *ops,
 	if (!devlink_reload_actions_valid(ops))
 		return NULL;
 
-	devlink = kzalloc(sizeof(*devlink) + priv_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	devlink = kvzalloc(struct_size(devlink, priv, priv_size), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!devlink)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ struct devlink *devlink_alloc_ns(const struct devlink_ops *ops,
 	return devlink;
 
 err_xa_alloc:
-	kfree(devlink);
+	kvfree(devlink);
 	return NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_alloc_ns);