diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/mailbox.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/mailbox.c
index cf81bad..538ba75 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/mailbox.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/mailbox.c
@@ -147,24 +147,40 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+struct omap_msg_tx_data {
+	mbox_msg_t	msg;
+	void		*arg;
+};
+
+static void omap_msg_tx_end_io(struct request *rq, int error)
+{
+	kfree(rq->special);
+	__blk_put_request(rq->q, rq);
+}
+
 int omap_mbox_msg_send(struct omap_mbox *mbox, mbox_msg_t msg, void* arg)
 {
+	struct omap_msg_tx_data *tx_data;
 	struct request *rq;
 	struct request_queue *q = mbox->txq->queue;
-	int ret = 0;
+
+	tx_data = kmalloc(sizeof(*tx_data), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (unlikely(!tx_data))
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	rq = blk_get_request(q, WRITE, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (unlikely(!rq)) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
+		kfree(tx_data);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	rq->data = (void *)msg;
-	blk_insert_request(q, rq, 0, arg);
+	tx_data->msg = msg;
+	tx_data->arg = arg;
+	rq->end_io = omap_msg_tx_end_io;
+	blk_insert_request(q, rq, 0, tx_data);
 
 	schedule_work(&mbox->txq->work);
- fail:
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_mbox_msg_send);
 
@@ -178,6 +194,8 @@
 	struct request_queue *q = mbox->txq->queue;
 
 	while (1) {
+		struct omap_msg_tx_data *tx_data;
+
 		spin_lock(q->queue_lock);
 		rq = elv_next_request(q);
 		spin_unlock(q->queue_lock);
@@ -185,7 +203,9 @@
 		if (!rq)
 			break;
 
-		ret = __mbox_msg_send(mbox, (mbox_msg_t) rq->data, rq->special);
+		tx_data = rq->special;
+
+		ret = __mbox_msg_send(mbox, tx_data->msg, tx_data->arg);
 		if (ret) {
 			enable_mbox_irq(mbox, IRQ_TX);
 			return;
@@ -222,7 +242,7 @@
 		if (!rq)
 			break;
 
-		msg = (mbox_msg_t) rq->data;
+		msg = (mbox_msg_t)rq->special;
 		blk_end_request_all(rq, 0);
 		mbox->rxq->callback((void *)msg);
 	}
@@ -260,7 +280,6 @@
 			goto nomem;
 
 		msg = mbox_fifo_read(mbox);
-		rq->data = (void *)msg;
 
 		if (unlikely(mbox_seq_test(mbox, msg))) {
 			pr_info("mbox: Illegal seq bit!(%08x)\n", msg);
@@ -268,7 +287,7 @@
 				mbox->err_notify();
 		}
 
-		blk_insert_request(q, rq, 0, NULL);
+		blk_insert_request(q, rq, 0, (void *)msg);
 		if (mbox->ops->type == OMAP_MBOX_TYPE1)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -331,7 +350,7 @@
 		if (!rq)
 			break;
 
-		*p = (mbox_msg_t) rq->data;
+		*p = (mbox_msg_t)rq->special;
 
 		blk_end_request_all(rq, 0);