diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 0853b3c..93c8256 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -523,6 +523,24 @@ bnx2_free_tx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
 	}
 }
 
+static void *
+bnx2_alloc_kmem(size_t sz)
+{
+	if (sz <= PAGE_SIZE)
+		return kzalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	else
+		return 	__vmalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, PAGE_KERNEL);
+}
+
+static void
+bnx2_free_kmem(void *ptr, size_t sz)
+{
+	if (sz <= PAGE_SIZE)
+		kfree(ptr);
+	else
+		vfree(ptr);
+}
+
 static void
 bnx2_free_rx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
 {
@@ -541,7 +559,8 @@ bnx2_free_rx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
 			rxr->rx_desc_ring[j] = NULL;
 		}
 		if (rxr->rx_buf_ring)
-			vfree(rxr->rx_buf_ring);
+			bnx2_free_kmem(rxr->rx_buf_ring,
+				       SW_RXBD_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_ring);
 		rxr->rx_buf_ring = NULL;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < bp->rx_max_pg_ring; j++) {
@@ -552,7 +571,8 @@ bnx2_free_rx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
 			rxr->rx_pg_desc_ring[i] = NULL;
 		}
 		if (rxr->rx_pg_ring)
-			vfree(rxr->rx_pg_ring);
+			bnx2_free_kmem(rxr->rx_pg_ring,
+				       SW_RXPG_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_pg_ring);
 		rxr->rx_pg_ring = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -590,13 +610,10 @@ bnx2_alloc_rx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
 		int j;
 
 		rxr->rx_buf_ring =
-			vmalloc(SW_RXBD_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_ring);
+			bnx2_alloc_kmem(SW_RXBD_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_ring);
 		if (rxr->rx_buf_ring == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		memset(rxr->rx_buf_ring, 0,
-		       SW_RXBD_RING_SIZE * bp->rx_max_ring);
-
 		for (j = 0; j < bp->rx_max_ring; j++) {
 			rxr->rx_desc_ring[j] =
 				pci_alloc_consistent(bp->pdev, RXBD_RING_SIZE,
@@ -607,13 +624,10 @@ bnx2_alloc_rx_mem(struct bnx2 *bp)
 		}
 
 		if (bp->rx_pg_ring_size) {
-			rxr->rx_pg_ring = vmalloc(SW_RXPG_RING_SIZE *
-						  bp->rx_max_pg_ring);
+			rxr->rx_pg_ring = bnx2_alloc_kmem(SW_RXPG_RING_SIZE *
+							  bp->rx_max_pg_ring);
 			if (rxr->rx_pg_ring == NULL)
 				return -ENOMEM;
-
-			memset(rxr->rx_pg_ring, 0, SW_RXPG_RING_SIZE *
-			       bp->rx_max_pg_ring);
 		}
 
 		for (j = 0; j < bp->rx_max_pg_ring; j++) {