diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
index 6707039b9032d9..4d12cdf2b4537d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void free_ldt_struct(struct ldt_struct *ldt)
 
 	paravirt_free_ldt(ldt->entries, ldt->size);
 	if (ldt->size * LDT_ENTRY_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
-		vfree(ldt->entries);
+		vfree_atomic(ldt->entries);
 	else
 		free_page((unsigned long)ldt->entries);
 	kfree(ldt);