diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 3c2e7f36a09c..3a3982fe20d4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -19553,7 +19553,7 @@ static int is_state_visited(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int insn_idx)
 				err = err ?: add_scc_backedge(env, &sl->state, backedge);
 				if (err) {
 					free_verifier_state(&backedge->state, false);
-					kvfree(backedge);
+					kfree(backedge);
 					return err;
 				}
 			}