diff --git a/security/device_cgroup.c b/security/device_cgroup.c
index 1be68269e1c2..4450fbeec411 100644
--- a/security/device_cgroup.c
+++ b/security/device_cgroup.c
@@ -125,14 +125,6 @@ static int dev_whitelist_add(struct dev_cgroup *dev_cgroup,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void whitelist_item_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
-{
-	struct dev_whitelist_item *item;
-
-	item = container_of(rcu, struct dev_whitelist_item, rcu);
-	kfree(item);
-}
-
 /*
  * called under devcgroup_mutex
  */
@@ -155,7 +147,7 @@ remove:
 		walk->access &= ~wh->access;
 		if (!walk->access) {
 			list_del_rcu(&walk->list);
-			call_rcu(&walk->rcu, whitelist_item_free);
+			kfree_rcu(walk, rcu);
 		}
 	}
 }