diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 2c5778d9fcb6..5ac31d3baab4 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -2549,7 +2549,7 @@ static int ext4_xattr_move_to_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 
 	is = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ext4_xattr_ibody_find), GFP_NOFS);
 	bs = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ext4_xattr_block_find), GFP_NOFS);
-	buffer = kmalloc(value_size, GFP_NOFS);
+	buffer = kvmalloc(value_size, GFP_NOFS);
 	b_entry_name = kmalloc(entry->e_name_len + 1, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!is || !bs || !buffer || !b_entry_name) {
 		error = -ENOMEM;
@@ -2601,7 +2601,7 @@ static int ext4_xattr_move_to_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	error = 0;
 out:
 	kfree(b_entry_name);
-	kfree(buffer);
+	kvfree(buffer);
 	if (is)
 		brelse(is->iloc.bh);
 	if (bs)