diff --git a/drivers/char/nozomi.c b/drivers/char/nozomi.c
index d3400b2..0f39bec 100644
--- a/drivers/char/nozomi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/nozomi.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 	u8 update_flow_control;
 	struct ctrl_ul ctrl_ul;
 	struct ctrl_dl ctrl_dl;
-	struct kfifo *fifo_ul;
+	struct kfifo fifo_ul;
 	void __iomem *dl_addr[2];
 	u32 dl_size[2];
 	u8 toggle_dl;
@@ -685,8 +685,8 @@
 		dump_table(dc);
 
 		for (i = PORT_MDM; i < MAX_PORT; i++) {
-			dc->port[i].fifo_ul =
-			    kfifo_alloc(FIFO_BUFFER_SIZE_UL, GFP_ATOMIC, NULL);
+			kfifo_alloc(&dc->port[i].fifo_ul,
+				FIFO_BUFFER_SIZE_UL, GFP_ATOMIC, NULL);
 			memset(&dc->port[i].ctrl_dl, 0, sizeof(struct ctrl_dl));
 			memset(&dc->port[i].ctrl_ul, 0, sizeof(struct ctrl_ul));
 		}
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
 	struct tty_struct *tty = tty_port_tty_get(&port->port);
 
 	/* Get data from tty and place in buf for now */
-	size = __kfifo_get(port->fifo_ul, dc->send_buf,
+	size = __kfifo_get(&port->fifo_ul, dc->send_buf,
 			   ul_size < SEND_BUF_MAX ? ul_size : SEND_BUF_MAX);
 
 	if (size == 0) {
@@ -988,11 +988,11 @@
 
 	} else if (old_ctrl.CTS == 0 && ctrl_dl.CTS == 1) {
 
-		if (__kfifo_len(dc->port[port].fifo_ul)) {
+		if (__kfifo_len(&dc->port[port].fifo_ul)) {
 			DBG1("Enable interrupt (0x%04X) on port: %d",
 				enable_ier, port);
 			DBG1("Data in buffer [%d], enable transmit! ",
-				__kfifo_len(dc->port[port].fifo_ul));
+				__kfifo_len(&dc->port[port].fifo_ul));
 			enable_transmit_ul(port, dc);
 		} else {
 			DBG1("No data in buffer...");
@@ -1536,8 +1536,7 @@
 	free_irq(pdev->irq, dc);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_PORT; i++)
-		if (dc->port[i].fifo_ul)
-			kfifo_free(dc->port[i].fifo_ul);
+		kfifo_free(&dc->port[i].fifo_ul);
 
 	kfree(dc->send_buf);
 
@@ -1673,7 +1672,7 @@
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	rval = __kfifo_put(port->fifo_ul, (unsigned char *)buffer, count);
+	rval = __kfifo_put(&port->fifo_ul, (unsigned char *)buffer, count);
 
 	/* notify card */
 	if (unlikely(dc == NULL)) {
@@ -1721,7 +1720,7 @@
 	if (!port->port.count)
 		goto exit;
 
-	room = port->fifo_ul->size - __kfifo_len(port->fifo_ul);
+	room = port->fifo_ul.size - __kfifo_len(&port->fifo_ul);
 
 exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&port->tty_sem);
@@ -1878,7 +1877,7 @@
 		goto exit_in_buffer;
 	}
 
-	rval = __kfifo_len(port->fifo_ul);
+	rval = __kfifo_len(&port->fifo_ul);
 
 exit_in_buffer:
 	return rval;
diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 8c262aaf7..9e6efb1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 	int camera_power;
 	int bluetooth_power;
 	struct mutex lock;
-	struct kfifo *fifo;
+	struct kfifo fifo;
 	spinlock_t fifo_lock;
 	wait_queue_head_t fifo_proc_list;
 	struct fasync_struct *fifo_async;
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 	struct input_dev *input_jog_dev;
 	struct input_dev *input_key_dev;
 	struct work_struct input_work;
-	struct kfifo *input_fifo;
+	struct kfifo input_fifo;
 	spinlock_t input_fifo_lock;
 } sonypi_device;
 
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
 {
 	struct sonypi_keypress kp;
 
-	while (kfifo_get(sonypi_device.input_fifo, (unsigned char *)&kp,
+	while (kfifo_get(&sonypi_device.input_fifo, (unsigned char *)&kp,
 			 sizeof(kp)) == sizeof(kp)) {
 		msleep(10);
 		input_report_key(kp.dev, kp.key, 0);
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@
 	if (kp.dev) {
 		input_report_key(kp.dev, kp.key, 1);
 		input_sync(kp.dev);
-		kfifo_put(sonypi_device.input_fifo,
+		kfifo_put(&sonypi_device.input_fifo,
 			  (unsigned char *)&kp, sizeof(kp));
 		schedule_work(&sonypi_device.input_work);
 	}
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(sonypi_acpi_device, 1, event);
 #endif
 
-	kfifo_put(sonypi_device.fifo, (unsigned char *)&event, sizeof(event));
+	kfifo_put(&sonypi_device.fifo, (unsigned char *)&event, sizeof(event));
 	kill_fasync(&sonypi_device.fifo_async, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&sonypi_device.fifo_proc_list);
 
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&sonypi_device.lock);
 	/* Flush input queue on first open */
 	if (!sonypi_device.open_count)
-		kfifo_reset(sonypi_device.fifo);
+		kfifo_reset(&sonypi_device.fifo);
 	sonypi_device.open_count++;
 	mutex_unlock(&sonypi_device.lock);
 	unlock_kernel();
@@ -919,17 +919,17 @@
 	ssize_t ret;
 	unsigned char c;
 
-	if ((kfifo_len(sonypi_device.fifo) == 0) &&
+	if ((kfifo_len(&sonypi_device.fifo) == 0) &&
 	    (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	ret = wait_event_interruptible(sonypi_device.fifo_proc_list,
-				       kfifo_len(sonypi_device.fifo) != 0);
+				       kfifo_len(&sonypi_device.fifo) != 0);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	while (ret < count &&
-	       (kfifo_get(sonypi_device.fifo, &c, sizeof(c)) == sizeof(c))) {
+	       (kfifo_get(&sonypi_device.fifo, &c, sizeof(c)) == sizeof(c))) {
 		if (put_user(c, buf++))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		ret++;
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@
 static unsigned int sonypi_misc_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	poll_wait(file, &sonypi_device.fifo_proc_list, wait);
-	if (kfifo_len(sonypi_device.fifo))
+	if (kfifo_len(&sonypi_device.fifo))
 		return POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1313,11 +1313,11 @@
 			"http://www.linux.it/~malattia/wiki/index.php/Sony_drivers\n");
 
 	spin_lock_init(&sonypi_device.fifo_lock);
-	sonypi_device.fifo = kfifo_alloc(SONYPI_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL,
+	error = kfifo_alloc(&sonypi_device.fifo, SONYPI_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL,
 					 &sonypi_device.fifo_lock);
-	if (IS_ERR(sonypi_device.fifo)) {
+	if (error) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: kfifo_alloc failed\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(sonypi_device.fifo);
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&sonypi_device.fifo_proc_list);
@@ -1393,12 +1393,10 @@
 		}
 
 		spin_lock_init(&sonypi_device.input_fifo_lock);
-		sonypi_device.input_fifo =
-			kfifo_alloc(SONYPI_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL,
-				    &sonypi_device.input_fifo_lock);
-		if (IS_ERR(sonypi_device.input_fifo)) {
+		error = kfifo_alloc(&sonypi_device.input_fifo, SONYPI_BUF_SIZE,
+				GFP_KERNEL, &sonypi_device.input_fifo_lock);
+		if (error) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: kfifo_alloc failed\n");
-			error = PTR_ERR(sonypi_device.input_fifo);
 			goto err_inpdev_unregister;
 		}
 
@@ -1423,7 +1421,7 @@
 		pci_disable_device(pcidev);
  err_put_pcidev:
 	pci_dev_put(pcidev);
-	kfifo_free(sonypi_device.fifo);
+	kfifo_free(&sonypi_device.fifo);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1438,7 +1436,7 @@
 	if (useinput) {
 		input_unregister_device(sonypi_device.input_key_dev);
 		input_unregister_device(sonypi_device.input_jog_dev);
-		kfifo_free(sonypi_device.input_fifo);
+		kfifo_free(&sonypi_device.input_fifo);
 	}
 
 	misc_deregister(&sonypi_misc_device);
@@ -1451,7 +1449,7 @@
 		pci_dev_put(sonypi_device.dev);
 	}
 
-	kfifo_free(sonypi_device.fifo);
+	kfifo_free(&sonypi_device.fifo);
 
 	return 0;
 }