diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
index bbd73a4..418c18f 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-card.c
@@ -189,39 +189,16 @@
 	63, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, 29, 32, 35, 37, 40
 };
 
-struct bm_data {
-	struct fw_transaction t;
-	struct {
-		__be32 arg;
-		__be32 data;
-	} lock;
-	u32 old;
-	int rcode;
-	struct completion done;
-};
-
-static void
-complete_bm_lock(struct fw_card *card, int rcode,
-		 void *payload, size_t length, void *data)
-{
-	struct bm_data *bmd = data;
-
-	if (rcode == RCODE_COMPLETE)
-		bmd->old = be32_to_cpu(*(__be32 *) payload);
-	bmd->rcode = rcode;
-	complete(&bmd->done);
-}
-
 static void
 fw_card_bm_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct fw_card *card = container_of(work, struct fw_card, work.work);
 	struct fw_device *root_device;
 	struct fw_node *root_node, *local_node;
-	struct bm_data bmd;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int root_id, new_root_id, irm_id, gap_count, generation, grace;
+	int root_id, new_root_id, irm_id, gap_count, generation, grace, rcode;
 	bool do_reset = false;
+	__be32 lock_data[2];
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
 	local_node = card->local_node;
@@ -263,33 +240,28 @@
 			goto pick_me;
 		}
 
-		bmd.lock.arg = cpu_to_be32(0x3f);
-		bmd.lock.data = cpu_to_be32(local_node->node_id);
+		lock_data[0] = cpu_to_be32(0x3f);
+		lock_data[1] = cpu_to_be32(local_node->node_id);
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 
-		init_completion(&bmd.done);
-		fw_send_request(card, &bmd.t, TCODE_LOCK_COMPARE_SWAP,
-				irm_id, generation,
-				SCODE_100, CSR_REGISTER_BASE + CSR_BUS_MANAGER_ID,
-				&bmd.lock, sizeof(bmd.lock),
-				complete_bm_lock, &bmd);
-		wait_for_completion(&bmd.done);
+		rcode = fw_run_transaction(card, TCODE_LOCK_COMPARE_SWAP,
+				irm_id, generation, SCODE_100,
+				CSR_REGISTER_BASE + CSR_BUS_MANAGER_ID,
+				lock_data, sizeof(lock_data));
 
-		if (bmd.rcode == RCODE_GENERATION) {
-			/*
-			 * Another bus reset happened. Just return,
-			 * the BM work has been rescheduled.
-			 */
+		if (rcode == RCODE_GENERATION)
+			/* Another bus reset, BM work has been rescheduled. */
 			goto out;
-		}
 
-		if (bmd.rcode == RCODE_COMPLETE && bmd.old != 0x3f)
+		if (rcode == RCODE_COMPLETE &&
+		    lock_data[0] != cpu_to_be32(0x3f))
 			/* Somebody else is BM, let them do the work. */
 			goto out;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
-		if (bmd.rcode != RCODE_COMPLETE) {
+
+		if (rcode != RCODE_COMPLETE) {
 			/*
 			 * The lock request failed, maybe the IRM
 			 * isn't really IRM capable after all. Let's