diff --git a/include/net/9p/client.h b/include/net/9p/client.h
index 4b4ac1362ad5..8d9bc7402a42 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/client.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/client.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct p9_client {
 	struct p9_trans_module *trans_mod;
 	enum p9_trans_status status;
 	void *trans;
+	struct kmem_cache *fcall_cache;
 
 	union {
 		struct {
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ int p9_client_mkdir_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name, int mode,
 				kgid_t gid, struct p9_qid *);
 int p9_client_lock_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_flock *flock, u8 *status);
 int p9_client_getlock_dotl(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_getlock *fl);
+void p9_fcall_free(struct p9_client *c, struct p9_fcall *fc);
 struct p9_req_t *p9_tag_lookup(struct p9_client *, u16);
 void p9_client_cb(struct p9_client *c, struct p9_req_t *req, int status);
 
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index ba99a94a12c9..215e3b1ed7b4 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -231,15 +231,34 @@ static int parse_opts(char *opts, struct p9_client *clnt)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int p9_fcall_alloc(struct p9_fcall *fc, int alloc_msize)
+static int p9_fcall_alloc(struct p9_client *c, struct p9_fcall *fc,
+			  int alloc_msize)
 {
-	fc->sdata = kmalloc(alloc_msize, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (c->fcall_cache && alloc_msize == c->msize)
+		fc->sdata = kmem_cache_alloc(c->fcall_cache, GFP_NOFS);
+	else
+		fc->sdata = kmalloc(alloc_msize, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!fc->sdata)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	fc->capacity = alloc_msize;
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void p9_fcall_free(struct p9_client *c, struct p9_fcall *fc)
+{
+	/* sdata can be NULL for interrupted requests in trans_rdma,
+	 * and kmem_cache_free does not do NULL-check for us
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!fc->sdata))
+		return;
+
+	if (c->fcall_cache && fc->capacity == c->msize)
+		kmem_cache_free(c->fcall_cache, fc->sdata);
+	else
+		kfree(fc->sdata);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_fcall_free);
+
 static struct kmem_cache *p9_req_cache;
 
 /**
@@ -261,9 +280,9 @@ p9_tag_alloc(struct p9_client *c, int8_t type, unsigned int max_size)
 	if (!req)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (p9_fcall_alloc(&req->tc, alloc_msize))
+	if (p9_fcall_alloc(c, &req->tc, alloc_msize))
 		goto free;
-	if (p9_fcall_alloc(&req->rc, alloc_msize))
+	if (p9_fcall_alloc(c, &req->rc, alloc_msize))
 		goto free;
 
 	p9pdu_reset(&req->tc);
@@ -288,8 +307,8 @@ p9_tag_alloc(struct p9_client *c, int8_t type, unsigned int max_size)
 	return req;
 
 free:
-	kfree(req->tc.sdata);
-	kfree(req->rc.sdata);
+	p9_fcall_free(c, &req->tc);
+	p9_fcall_free(c, &req->rc);
 	kmem_cache_free(p9_req_cache, req);
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }
@@ -333,8 +352,8 @@ static void p9_free_req(struct p9_client *c, struct p9_req_t *r)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&c->lock, flags);
 	idr_remove(&c->reqs, tag);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&c->lock, flags);
-	kfree(r->tc.sdata);
-	kfree(r->rc.sdata);
+	p9_fcall_free(c, &r->tc);
+	p9_fcall_free(c, &r->rc);
 	kmem_cache_free(p9_req_cache, r);
 }
 
@@ -944,6 +963,7 @@ struct p9_client *p9_client_create(const char *dev_name, char *options)
 
 	clnt->trans_mod = NULL;
 	clnt->trans = NULL;
+	clnt->fcall_cache = NULL;
 
 	client_id = utsname()->nodename;
 	memcpy(clnt->name, client_id, strlen(client_id) + 1);
@@ -980,6 +1000,9 @@ struct p9_client *p9_client_create(const char *dev_name, char *options)
 	if (err)
 		goto close_trans;
 
+	clnt->fcall_cache = kmem_cache_create("9p-fcall-cache", clnt->msize,
+					      0, 0, NULL);
+
 	return clnt;
 
 close_trans:
@@ -1011,6 +1034,7 @@ void p9_client_destroy(struct p9_client *clnt)
 
 	p9_tag_cleanup(clnt);
 
+	kmem_cache_destroy(clnt->fcall_cache);
 	kfree(clnt);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_destroy);
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
index c5cac97df7f7..5e43f0a00b3a 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_rdma.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int rdma_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *req)
 	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&rdma->excess_rc) > 0)) {
 		if ((atomic_sub_return(1, &rdma->excess_rc) >= 0)) {
 			/* Got one! */
-			kfree(req->rc.sdata);
+			p9_fcall_free(client, &req->rc);
 			req->rc.sdata = NULL;
 			goto dont_need_post_recv;
 		} else {
