diff --git a/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c b/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c
index f9913bc65ef8..1e4bf23528a3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static struct bpf_ringbuf *bpf_ringbuf_area_alloc(size_t data_sz, int numa_node)
 	}
 
 	rb = vmap(pages, nr_meta_pages + 2 * nr_data_pages,
-		  VM_ALLOC | VM_USERMAP, PAGE_KERNEL);
+		  VM_MAP | VM_USERMAP, PAGE_KERNEL);
 	if (rb) {
 		kmemleak_not_leak(pages);
 		rb->pages = pages;