diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/airq.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/airq.h
index c10d2ee2dfda..01936fdfaddb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/airq.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/airq.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define _ASM_S390_AIRQ_H
 
 #include <linux/bit_spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 
 struct airq_struct {
 	struct hlist_node list;		/* Handler queueing. */
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ void unregister_adapter_interrupt(struct airq_struct *airq);
 /* Adapter interrupt bit vector */
 struct airq_iv {
 	unsigned long *vector;	/* Adapter interrupt bit vector */
+	dma_addr_t vector_dma; /* Adapter interrupt bit vector dma */
 	unsigned long *avail;	/* Allocation bit mask for the bit vector */
 	unsigned long *bitlock;	/* Lock bit mask for the bit vector */
 	unsigned long *ptr;	/* Pointer associated with each bit */
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c b/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c
index 4534afc63591..89d26e43004d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/airq.c
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/dmapool.h>
 
 #include <asm/airq.h>
 #include <asm/isc.h>
+#include <asm/cio.h>
 
 #include "cio.h"
 #include "cio_debug.h"
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(airq_lists_lock);
 static struct hlist_head airq_lists[MAX_ISC+1];
 
-static struct kmem_cache *airq_iv_cache;
+static struct dma_pool *airq_iv_cache;
 
 /**
  * register_adapter_interrupt() - register adapter interrupt handler
@@ -115,6 +117,11 @@ void __init init_airq_interrupts(void)
 	setup_irq(THIN_INTERRUPT, &airq_interrupt);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long iv_size(unsigned long bits)
+{
+	return BITS_TO_LONGS(bits) * sizeof(unsigned long);
+}
+
 /**
  * airq_iv_create - create an interrupt vector
  * @bits: number of bits in the interrupt vector
@@ -132,17 +139,18 @@ struct airq_iv *airq_iv_create(unsigned long bits, unsigned long flags)
 		goto out;
 	iv->bits = bits;
 	iv->flags = flags;
-	size = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits) * sizeof(unsigned long);
+	size = iv_size(bits);
 
 	if (flags & AIRQ_IV_CACHELINE) {
 		if ((cache_line_size() * BITS_PER_BYTE) < bits)
 			goto out_free;
 
-		iv->vector = kmem_cache_zalloc(airq_iv_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+		iv->vector = dma_pool_zalloc(airq_iv_cache, GFP_KERNEL,
+					     &iv->vector_dma);
 		if (!iv->vector)
 			goto out_free;
 	} else {
-		iv->vector = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		iv->vector = cio_dma_zalloc(size);
 		if (!iv->vector)
 			goto out_free;
 	}
@@ -179,9 +187,9 @@ struct airq_iv *airq_iv_create(unsigned long bits, unsigned long flags)
 	kfree(iv->bitlock);
 	kfree(iv->avail);
 	if (iv->flags & AIRQ_IV_CACHELINE)
-		kmem_cache_free(airq_iv_cache, iv->vector);
+		dma_pool_free(airq_iv_cache, iv->vector, iv->vector_dma);
 	else
-		kfree(iv->vector);
+		cio_dma_free(iv->vector, size);
 	kfree(iv);
 out:
 	return NULL;
@@ -198,9 +206,9 @@ void airq_iv_release(struct airq_iv *iv)
 	kfree(iv->ptr);
 	kfree(iv->bitlock);
 	if (iv->flags & AIRQ_IV_CACHELINE)
-		kmem_cache_free(airq_iv_cache, iv->vector);
+		dma_pool_free(airq_iv_cache, iv->vector, iv->vector_dma);
 	else
-		kfree(iv->vector);
+		cio_dma_free(iv->vector, iv_size(iv->bits));
 	kfree(iv->avail);
 	kfree(iv);
 }
@@ -295,12 +303,12 @@ unsigned long airq_iv_scan(struct airq_iv *iv, unsigned long start,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(airq_iv_scan);
 
-static int __init airq_init(void)
+int __init airq_init(void)
 {
-	airq_iv_cache = kmem_cache_create("airq_iv_cache", cache_line_size(),
-					  cache_line_size(), 0, NULL);
+	airq_iv_cache = dma_pool_create("airq_iv_cache", cio_get_dma_css_dev(),
+					cache_line_size(),
+					cache_line_size(), PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (!airq_iv_cache)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;
 }
-subsys_initcall(airq_init);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h
index 06a91743335a..4d6c7d16416e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ extern int cio_commit_config(struct subchannel *sch);
 int cio_tm_start_key(struct subchannel *sch, struct tcw *tcw, u8 lpm, u8 key);
 int cio_tm_intrg(struct subchannel *sch);
 
+extern int __init airq_init(void);
+
 /* Use with care. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CCW_CONSOLE
 extern struct subchannel *cio_probe_console(void);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
index b97618497848..f079c34ab036 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ static int __init css_bus_init(void)
 	ret = cio_dma_pool_init();
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unregister_rn;
+	airq_init();
 	css_init_done = 1;
 
 	/* Enable default isc for I/O subchannels. */
