diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index bcd2339..9cb9f6e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 		min_stateid = 0;
 	return stid;
 out_free:
-	kfree(stid);
+	kmem_cache_free(slab, stid);
 	return NULL;
 }