diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c b/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c
index 3f575afd8cf..e9a3da588e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c
@@ -969,10 +969,12 @@ static int init_hdlc_queues(struct port *port)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (!ports_open)
-		if (!(dma_pool = dma_pool_create(DRV_NAME, NULL,
-						 POOL_ALLOC_SIZE, 32, 0)))
+	if (!ports_open) {
+		dma_pool = dma_pool_create(DRV_NAME, &port->netdev->dev,
+					   POOL_ALLOC_SIZE, 32, 0);
+		if (!dma_pool)
 			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	if (!(port->desc_tab = dma_pool_alloc(dma_pool, GFP_KERNEL,
 					      &port->desc_tab_phys)))