diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
index 9e6019a159f4..cb281ce089f9 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-alsa-pcm.c
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include "ivtv-alsa.h"
 #include "ivtv-alsa-pcm.h"
 
-#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
-
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 
@@ -218,55 +216,6 @@ static int snd_ivtv_pcm_ioctl(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-
-static int snd_pcm_alloc_vmalloc_buffer(struct snd_pcm_substream *subs,
-					size_t size)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = subs->runtime;
-
-	dprintk("Allocating vbuffer\n");
-	if (runtime->dma_area) {
-		if (runtime->dma_bytes > size)
-			return 0;
-
-		vfree(runtime->dma_area);
-	}
-	runtime->dma_area = vmalloc(size);
-	if (!runtime->dma_area)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	runtime->dma_bytes = size;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int snd_ivtv_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
-{
-	dprintk("%s called\n", __func__);
-
-	return snd_pcm_alloc_vmalloc_buffer(substream,
-					   params_buffer_bytes(params));
-}
-
-static int snd_ivtv_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_ivtv_card *itvsc = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned char *dma_area = NULL;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&itvsc->slock, flags);
-	if (substream->runtime->dma_area) {
-		dprintk("freeing pcm capture region\n");
-		dma_area = substream->runtime->dma_area;
-		substream->runtime->dma_area = NULL;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&itvsc->slock, flags);
-	vfree(dma_area);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int snd_ivtv_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_ivtv_card *itvsc = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
@@ -296,24 +245,13 @@ snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_ivtv_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	return hwptr_done;
 }
 
-static struct page *snd_pcm_get_vmalloc_page(struct snd_pcm_substream *subs,
-					     unsigned long offset)
-{
-	void *pageptr = subs->runtime->dma_area + offset;
-
-	return vmalloc_to_page(pageptr);
-}
-
 static const struct snd_pcm_ops snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_ops = {
 	.open		= snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_open,
 	.close		= snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_close,
 	.ioctl		= snd_ivtv_pcm_ioctl,
-	.hw_params	= snd_ivtv_pcm_hw_params,
-	.hw_free	= snd_ivtv_pcm_hw_free,
 	.prepare	= snd_ivtv_pcm_prepare,
 	.trigger	= snd_ivtv_pcm_trigger,
 	.pointer	= snd_ivtv_pcm_pointer,
-	.page		= snd_pcm_get_vmalloc_page,
 };
 
 int snd_ivtv_pcm_create(struct snd_ivtv_card *itvsc)
@@ -339,6 +277,7 @@ int snd_ivtv_pcm_create(struct snd_ivtv_card *itvsc)
 
 	snd_pcm_set_ops(sp, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE,
 			&snd_ivtv_pcm_capture_ops);
+	snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer_all(sp, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_VMALLOC, NULL, 0, 0);
 	sp->info_flags = 0;
 	sp->private_data = itvsc;
 	strscpy(sp->name, itv->card_name, sizeof(sp->name));