diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/core.c b/drivers/staging/most/core.c
index db3c7e243deb..f4c464625a67 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/core.c
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ static void most_free_mbo_coherent(struct mbo *mbo)
 	struct most_channel *c = mbo->context;
 	u16 const coherent_buf_size = c->cfg.buffer_size + c->cfg.extra_len;
 
-	dma_free_coherent(NULL, coherent_buf_size, mbo->virt_address,
-			  mbo->bus_address);
+	if (c->iface->dma_free)
+		c->iface->dma_free(mbo, coherent_buf_size);
+	else
+		kfree(mbo->virt_address);
 	kfree(mbo);
 	if (atomic_sub_and_test(1, &c->mbo_ref))
 		complete(&c->cleanup);
@@ -988,10 +990,13 @@ static int arm_mbo_chain(struct most_channel *c, int dir,
 		mbo->context = c;
 		mbo->ifp = c->iface;
 		mbo->hdm_channel_id = c->channel_id;
-		mbo->virt_address = dma_alloc_coherent(NULL,
-						       coherent_buf_size,
-						       &mbo->bus_address,
-						       GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (c->iface->dma_alloc) {
+			mbo->virt_address =
+				c->iface->dma_alloc(mbo, coherent_buf_size);
+		} else {
+			mbo->virt_address =
+				kzalloc(coherent_buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		}
 		if (!mbo->virt_address)
 			goto release_mbo;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/core.h b/drivers/staging/most/core.h
index 5b184e6d4721..7a3c70bead19 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/core.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/core.h
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ struct most_interface {
 	const char *description;
 	unsigned int num_channels;
 	struct most_channel_capability *channel_vector;
+	void *(*dma_alloc)(struct mbo *mbo, u32 size);
+	void (*dma_free)(struct mbo *mbo, u32 size);
 	int (*configure)(struct most_interface *iface, int channel_idx,
 			 struct most_channel_config *channel_config);
 	int (*enqueue)(struct most_interface *iface, int channel_idx,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c b/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
index d15867a1ba2d..3c385b3fabec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/dim2/dim2.c
@@ -703,6 +703,16 @@ static int poison_channel(struct most_interface *most_iface, int ch_idx)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void *dma_alloc(struct mbo *mbo, u32 size)
+{
+	return dma_alloc_coherent(NULL, size, &mbo->bus_address, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+static void dma_free(struct mbo *mbo, u32 size)
+{
+	dma_free_coherent(NULL, size, mbo->virt_address, mbo->bus_address);
+}
+
 /*
  * dim2_probe - dim2 probe handler
  * @pdev: platform device structure
@@ -800,6 +810,8 @@ static int dim2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev->most_iface.channel_vector = dev->capabilities;
 	dev->most_iface.configure = configure_channel;
 	dev->most_iface.enqueue = enqueue;
+	dev->most_iface.dma_alloc = dma_alloc;
+	dev->most_iface.dma_free = dma_free;
 	dev->most_iface.poison_channel = poison_channel;
 	dev->most_iface.request_netinfo = request_netinfo;
 	dev->dev.init_name = "dim2_state";
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/usb/usb.c b/drivers/staging/most/usb/usb.c
index 31f184cfcd69..5ed1dccc0839 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/usb/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/usb/usb.c
@@ -618,6 +618,22 @@ static int hdm_enqueue(struct most_interface *iface, int channel,
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static void *hdm_dma_alloc(struct mbo *mbo, u32 size)
+{
+	struct most_dev *mdev = to_mdev(mbo->ifp);
+
+	return usb_alloc_coherent(mdev->usb_device, size, GFP_KERNEL,
+				  &mbo->bus_address);
+}
+
+static void hdm_dma_free(struct mbo *mbo, u32 size)
+{
+	struct most_dev *mdev = to_mdev(mbo->ifp);
+
+	usb_free_coherent(mdev->usb_device, size, mbo->virt_address,
+			  mbo->bus_address);
+}
+
 /**
  * hdm_configure_channel - receive channel configuration from core
  * @iface: interface
@@ -1032,6 +1048,8 @@ hdm_probe(struct usb_interface *interface, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 	mdev->iface.request_netinfo = hdm_request_netinfo;
 	mdev->iface.enqueue = hdm_enqueue;
 	mdev->iface.poison_channel = hdm_poison_channel;
+	mdev->iface.dma_alloc = hdm_dma_alloc;
+	mdev->iface.dma_free = hdm_dma_free;
 	mdev->iface.description = mdev->description;
 	mdev->iface.num_channels = num_endpoints;