diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index d9e7274a04cd..42466c167257 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -211,11 +211,10 @@ static struct bucket_table *bucket_table_alloc(struct rhashtable *ht,
 	int i;
 
 	size = sizeof(*tbl) + nbuckets * sizeof(tbl->buckets[0]);
-	if (size <= (PAGE_SIZE << PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) ||
-	    gfp != GFP_KERNEL)
+	if (gfp != GFP_KERNEL)
 		tbl = kzalloc(size, gfp | __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_NORETRY);
-	if (tbl == NULL && gfp == GFP_KERNEL)
-		tbl = vzalloc(size);
+	else
+		tbl = kvzalloc(size, gfp);
 
 	size = nbuckets;