diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index da897f120c..e620eb43ad 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ zfs_prune_aliases(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, unsigned long nr_to_scan)
 	int objects = 0;
 	int i = 0, j = 0;
 
-	zp_array = kmem_zalloc(max_array * sizeof (znode_t *), KM_SLEEP);
+	zp_array = vmem_zalloc(max_array * sizeof (znode_t *), KM_SLEEP);
 
 	mutex_enter(&zfsvfs->z_znodes_lock);
 	while ((zp = list_head(&zfsvfs->z_all_znodes)) != NULL) {
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ zfs_prune_aliases(zfsvfs_t *zfsvfs, unsigned long nr_to_scan)
 		zrele(zp);
 	}
 
-	kmem_free(zp_array, max_array * sizeof (znode_t *));
+	vmem_free(zp_array, max_array * sizeof (znode_t *));
 
 	return (objects);
 }