diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c
index 80a23ed62bb0..05ecdc281a53 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.c
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ nf_ct_ext_create(struct nf_ct_ext **ext, enum nf_ct_ext_id id, gfp_t gfp)
 	return (void *)(*ext) + off;
 }
 
-static void __nf_ct_ext_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct nf_ct_ext *ext = container_of(head, struct nf_ct_ext, rcu);
-	kfree(ext);
-}
-
 void *__nf_ct_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct, enum nf_ct_ext_id id, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct nf_ct_ext *old, *new;
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ void *__nf_ct_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct, enum nf_ct_ext_id id, gfp_t gfp)
 					(void *)old + old->offset[i]);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 		}
-		call_rcu(&old->rcu, __nf_ct_ext_free_rcu);
+		kfree_rcu(old, rcu);
 		ct->ext = new;
 	}