diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
index 5e5a82644451..d5db980f7573 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct used_bucket {
 
 struct relocation_head {
 	struct hlist_node node;
-	struct list_head *rel_entry;
+	struct list_head rel_entry;
 	void *location;
 };
 
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ process_accumulated_relocations(struct module *me,
 			location = rel_head_iter->location;
 			list_for_each_entry_safe(rel_entry_iter,
 						 rel_entry_iter_tmp,
-						 rel_head_iter->rel_entry,
+						 &rel_head_iter->rel_entry,
 						 head) {
 				curr_type = rel_entry_iter->type;
 				reloc_handlers[curr_type].reloc_handler(
@@ -705,16 +705,7 @@ static int add_relocation_to_accumulate(struct module *me, int type,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		rel_head->rel_entry =
-			kmalloc(sizeof(struct list_head), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-		if (!rel_head->rel_entry) {
-			kfree(entry);
-			kfree(rel_head);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(rel_head->rel_entry);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rel_head->rel_entry);
 		rel_head->location = location;
 		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&rel_head->node);
 		if (!current_head->first) {
@@ -723,7 +714,6 @@ static int add_relocation_to_accumulate(struct module *me, int type,
 
 			if (!bucket) {
 				kfree(entry);
-				kfree(rel_head->rel_entry);
 				kfree(rel_head);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
@@ -736,7 +726,7 @@ static int add_relocation_to_accumulate(struct module *me, int type,
 	}
 
 	/* Add relocation to head of discovered rel_head */
-	list_add_tail(&entry->head, rel_head->rel_entry);
+	list_add_tail(&entry->head, &rel_head->rel_entry);
 
 	return 0;
 }