diff --git a/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c b/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c
index f2661e1255af..ede614616f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/lba_pci.c
@@ -980,28 +980,38 @@ static void
 lba_pat_resources(struct parisc_device *pa_dev, struct lba_device *lba_dev)
 {
 	unsigned long bytecnt;
-	pdc_pat_cell_mod_maddr_block_t pa_pdc_cell;	/* PA_VIEW */
-	pdc_pat_cell_mod_maddr_block_t io_pdc_cell;	/* IO_VIEW */
 	long io_count;
 	long status;	/* PDC return status */
 	long pa_count;
+	pdc_pat_cell_mod_maddr_block_t *pa_pdc_cell;	/* PA_VIEW */
+	pdc_pat_cell_mod_maddr_block_t *io_pdc_cell;	/* IO_VIEW */
 	int i;
 
+	pa_pdc_cell = kzalloc(sizeof(pdc_pat_cell_mod_maddr_block_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pa_pdc_cell)
+		return;
+
+	io_pdc_cell = kzalloc(sizeof(pdc_pat_cell_mod_maddr_block_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pa_pdc_cell) {
+		kfree(pa_pdc_cell);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* return cell module (IO view) */
 	status = pdc_pat_cell_module(&bytecnt, pa_dev->pcell_loc, pa_dev->mod_index,
-				PA_VIEW, & pa_pdc_cell);
-	pa_count = pa_pdc_cell.mod[1];
+				PA_VIEW, pa_pdc_cell);
+	pa_count = pa_pdc_cell->mod[1];
 
 	status |= pdc_pat_cell_module(&bytecnt, pa_dev->pcell_loc, pa_dev->mod_index,
-				IO_VIEW, &io_pdc_cell);
-	io_count = io_pdc_cell.mod[1];
+				IO_VIEW, io_pdc_cell);
+	io_count = io_pdc_cell->mod[1];
 
 	/* We've already done this once for device discovery...*/
 	if (status != PDC_OK) {
 		panic("pdc_pat_cell_module() call failed for LBA!\n");
 	}
 
-	if (PAT_GET_ENTITY(pa_pdc_cell.mod_info) != PAT_ENTITY_LBA) {
+	if (PAT_GET_ENTITY(pa_pdc_cell->mod_info) != PAT_ENTITY_LBA) {
 		panic("pdc_pat_cell_module() entity returned != PAT_ENTITY_LBA!\n");
 	}
 
@@ -1016,8 +1026,8 @@ lba_pat_resources(struct parisc_device *pa_dev, struct lba_device *lba_dev)
 		} *p, *io;
 		struct resource *r;
 
-		p = (void *) &(pa_pdc_cell.mod[2+i*3]);
-		io = (void *) &(io_pdc_cell.mod[2+i*3]);
+		p = (void *) &(pa_pdc_cell->mod[2+i*3]);
+		io = (void *) &(io_pdc_cell->mod[2+i*3]);
 
 		/* Convert the PAT range data to PCI "struct resource" */
 		switch(p->type & 0xff) {
@@ -1096,6 +1106,9 @@ lba_pat_resources(struct parisc_device *pa_dev, struct lba_device *lba_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	kfree(pa_pdc_cell);
+	kfree(io_pdc_cell);
 }
 #else
 /* keep compiler from complaining about missing declarations */