diff --git a/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.c b/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.c
index 8beedfe78..24a3b29ff 100644
--- a/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.c
+++ b/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ retry:
 		}
 	}
 
-	kfree(pmap);
+	vfree(pmap);
 
 	if (!found) {
 		res = false;
diff --git a/qla2x00t/qla_attr.c b/qla2x00t/qla_attr.c
index 60afa6024..7871c5053 100644
--- a/qla2x00t/qla_attr.c
+++ b/qla2x00t/qla_attr.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ qla2x00_show_port_database(struct device *dev,
 			}
 		}
 
-		kfree(pmap);
+		vfree(pmap);
 	}
 
 next:
diff --git a/qla2x00t/qla_mbx.c b/qla2x00t/qla_mbx.c
index cb4ee64bb..46cd39b5b 100644
--- a/qla2x00t/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/qla2x00t/qla_mbx.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "qla2x_tgt.h"
 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 
 /*
@@ -1312,8 +1313,8 @@ out:
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX_TARGET
 /*
  * qla2x00_get_node_name_list
- *	Issue get node name list mailbox command, kmalloc()
- *	and return the resulting list. Caller must kfree() it!
+ *	Issue get node name list mailbox command, vmalloc()
+ *	and return the resulting list. Caller must vfree() it!
  *
  * Input:
  *	ha = adapter state pointer.
@@ -1385,7 +1386,7 @@ qla2x00_get_node_name_list(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, bool include_initiators,
 
 		left = 0;
 
-		list = kzalloc(dma_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		list = vmalloc(dma_size);
 		if (list == NULL) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s(%ld): failed to allocate node names"
 				" list structure.\n", __func__, vha->host_no);