diff --git a/fs/ext2/super.c b/fs/ext2/super.c
index afb31af9302d..03f2af98b1b4 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/super.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void ext2_put_super (struct super_block * sb)
 	db_count = sbi->s_gdb_count;
 	for (i = 0; i < db_count; i++)
 		brelse(sbi->s_group_desc[i]);
-	kfree(sbi->s_group_desc);
+	kvfree(sbi->s_group_desc);
 	kfree(sbi->s_debts);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ static int ext2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	}
 	db_count = (sbi->s_groups_count + EXT2_DESC_PER_BLOCK(sb) - 1) /
 		   EXT2_DESC_PER_BLOCK(sb);
-	sbi->s_group_desc = kmalloc_array(db_count,
+	sbi->s_group_desc = kvmalloc_array(db_count,
 					   sizeof(struct buffer_head *),
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (sbi->s_group_desc == NULL) {
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ static int ext2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	for (i = 0; i < db_count; i++)
 		brelse(sbi->s_group_desc[i]);
 failed_mount_group_desc:
-	kfree(sbi->s_group_desc);
+	kvfree(sbi->s_group_desc);
 	kfree(sbi->s_debts);
 failed_mount:
 	brelse(bh);