diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 SYSCTL_INT(_compat_linuxkpi, OID_AUTO, net_ratelimit, CTLFLAG_RWTUN,
     &lkpi_net_maxpps, 0, "Limit number of LinuxKPI net messages per second.");
 
-MALLOC_DEFINE(M_KMALLOC, "linux", "Linux kmalloc compat");
+MALLOC_DEFINE(M_KMALLOC, "lkpikmalloc", "Linux kmalloc compat");
 
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 /* Undo Linux compat changes. */