diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c
index 161697e038c0..788b83356981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/cfg80211.c
@@ -3731,8 +3731,9 @@ int nxpwifi_init_channel_scan_gap(struct nxpwifi_adapter *adapter)
 	 * additional active scan request for hidden SSIDs on passive channels.
 	 */
 	adapter->num_in_chan_stats = 2 * (n_channels_bg + n_channels_a);
-	adapter->chan_stats = vmalloc(array_size(sizeof(*adapter->chan_stats),
-						 adapter->num_in_chan_stats));
+	adapter->chan_stats = kcalloc(adapter->num_in_chan_stats,
+				      sizeof(*adapter->chan_stats),
+				      GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!adapter->chan_stats)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/main.c
index 55b962430f37..9e13348105c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/nxp/nxpwifi/main.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static int _nxpwifi_fw_dpc(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 	goto done;
 
 err_add_intf:
-	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
+	kfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 err_init_chan_scan:
 	wiphy_unregister(adapter->wiphy);
 	wiphy_free(adapter->wiphy);
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ static void nxpwifi_uninit_sw(struct nxpwifi_adapter *adapter)
 	wiphy_free(adapter->wiphy);
 	adapter->wiphy = NULL;
 
-	vfree(adapter->chan_stats);
+	kfree(adapter->chan_stats);
 	nxpwifi_free_cmd_buffers(adapter);
 }