diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_page_dirty.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_page_dirty.c
index fd4e76486f2d..45561bc1c9ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_page_dirty.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_page_dirty.c
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ out_no_dirty:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void vmw_bo_dirty_free(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct vmw_bo_dirty *dirty = container_of(kref, struct vmw_bo_dirty, ref_count);
+
+	kvfree(dirty);
+}
+
 /**
  * vmw_bo_dirty_release - Release a dirty-tracking user from a buffer object
  * @vbo: The buffer object
@@ -274,7 +281,7 @@ void vmw_bo_dirty_release(struct vmw_bo *vbo)
 {
 	struct vmw_bo_dirty *dirty = vbo->dirty;
 
-	if (dirty && kref_put(&dirty->ref_count, (void *)kvfree))
+	if (dirty && kref_put(&dirty->ref_count, vmw_bo_dirty_free))
 		vbo->dirty = NULL;
 }