diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index edf167e3b8f3..30420bc1f699 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -413,12 +413,6 @@ struct mesh_path *mesh_path_lookup_by_idx(int idx, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void mesh_gate_node_reclaim(struct rcu_head *rp)
-{
-	struct mpath_node *node = container_of(rp, struct mpath_node, rcu);
-	kfree(node);
-}
-
 /**
  * mesh_path_add_gate - add the given mpath to a mesh gate to our path table
  * @mpath: gate path to add to table
@@ -479,7 +473,7 @@ static int mesh_gate_del(struct mesh_table *tbl, struct mesh_path *mpath)
 		if (gate->mpath == mpath) {
 			spin_lock_bh(&tbl->gates_lock);
 			hlist_del_rcu(&gate->list);
-			call_rcu(&gate->rcu, mesh_gate_node_reclaim);
+			kfree_rcu(gate, rcu);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&tbl->gates_lock);
 			mpath->sdata->u.mesh.num_gates--;
 			mpath->is_gate = false;