diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 48680dbd4a02..8352b7ee0f4d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -4565,7 +4565,7 @@ static int make_file_dynptr(struct file *file, u32 flags, bool may_sleep,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	state = bpf_mem_alloc(&bpf_global_ma, sizeof(struct bpf_dynptr_file_impl));
+	state = kmalloc_nolock(sizeof(*state), 0, NUMA_NO_NODE);
 	if (!state) {
 		bpf_dynptr_set_null(ptr);
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -4597,7 +4597,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_dynptr_file_discard(struct bpf_dynptr *dynptr)
 		return 0;
 
 	freader_cleanup(&df->freader);
-	bpf_mem_free(&bpf_global_ma, df);
+	kfree_nolock(df);
 	bpf_dynptr_set_null(ptr);
 	return 0;
 }