diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index d53fee8d8604a5514889bfcd93acee4dd882fae0..8eeeccb328c9f984812941592258ebd72e5d96e6 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static char __init *find_link(int major, int minor, int ino,
 			continue;
 		return (*p)->name;
 	}
-	q = (struct hash *)malloc(sizeof(struct hash));
+	q = kmalloc(sizeof(struct hash), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!q)
 		panic("can't allocate link hash entry");
 	q->major = major;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void __init free_hash(void)
 		while (*p) {
 			q = *p;
 			*p = q->next;
-			free(q);
+			kfree(q);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -445,10 +445,10 @@ static char * __init unpack_to_rootfs(char *buf, unsigned len, int check_only)
 {
 	int written;
 	dry_run = check_only;
-	header_buf = malloc(110);
-	symlink_buf = malloc(PATH_MAX + N_ALIGN(PATH_MAX) + 1);
-	name_buf = malloc(N_ALIGN(PATH_MAX));
-	window = malloc(WSIZE);
+	header_buf = kmalloc(110, GFP_KERNEL);
+	symlink_buf = kmalloc(PATH_MAX + N_ALIGN(PATH_MAX) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	name_buf = kmalloc(N_ALIGN(PATH_MAX), GFP_KERNEL);
+	window = kmalloc(WSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!window || !header_buf || !symlink_buf || !name_buf)
 		panic("can't allocate buffers");
 	state = Start;
@@ -484,10 +484,10 @@ static char * __init unpack_to_rootfs(char *buf, unsigned len, int check_only)
 		buf += inptr;
 		len -= inptr;
 	}
-	free(window);
-	free(name_buf);
-	free(symlink_buf);
-	free(header_buf);
+	kfree(window);
+	kfree(name_buf);
+	kfree(symlink_buf);
+	kfree(header_buf);
 	return message;
 }