diff --git a/fs/netfs/internal.h b/fs/netfs/internal.h
index d889caa401dc..420ee7b26580 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/netfs/internal.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extern struct list_head netfs_io_requests;
 extern spinlock_t netfs_proc_lock;
 extern mempool_t netfs_request_pool;
 extern mempool_t netfs_subrequest_pool;
+extern mempool_t netfs_folioq_pool;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 static inline void netfs_proc_add_rreq(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
diff --git a/fs/netfs/main.c b/fs/netfs/main.c
index 73da6c9f5777..927badf3989d 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/main.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *netfs_request_slab;
 static struct kmem_cache *netfs_subrequest_slab;
 mempool_t netfs_request_pool;
 mempool_t netfs_subrequest_pool;
+mempool_t netfs_folioq_pool;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 LIST_HEAD(netfs_io_requests);
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ static int __init netfs_init(void)
 {
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (mempool_init_kmalloc_pool(&netfs_folioq_pool, 100, sizeof(struct folio_queue)) < 0)
+		goto error_folioq_pool;
+
 	netfs_request_slab = kmem_cache_create("netfs_request",
 					       sizeof(struct netfs_io_request), 0,
 					       SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN | SLAB_ACCOUNT,
@@ -160,6 +164,8 @@ static int __init netfs_init(void)
 error_reqpool:
 	kmem_cache_destroy(netfs_request_slab);
 error_req:
+	mempool_exit(&netfs_folioq_pool);
+error_folioq_pool:
 	return ret;
 }
 fs_initcall(netfs_init);
@@ -172,5 +178,6 @@ static void __exit netfs_exit(void)
 	kmem_cache_destroy(netfs_subrequest_slab);
 	mempool_exit(&netfs_request_pool);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(netfs_request_slab);
+	mempool_exit(&netfs_folioq_pool);
 }
 module_exit(netfs_exit);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c b/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c
index a17fbf9853a4..48052d77567b 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct folio_queue *netfs_folioq_alloc(unsigned int rreq_id, gfp_t gfp,
 {
 	struct folio_queue *fq;
 
-	fq = kmalloc_obj(*fq, gfp);
+	fq = mempool_alloc(&netfs_folioq_pool, gfp);
 	if (fq) {
 		netfs_stat(&netfs_n_folioq);
 		folioq_init(fq, rreq_id);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void netfs_folioq_free(struct folio_queue *folioq,
 {
 	trace_netfs_folioq(folioq, trace);
 	netfs_stat_d(&netfs_n_folioq);
-	kfree(folioq);
+	mempool_free(folioq, &netfs_folioq_pool);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_folioq_free);