diff --git a/sound/atmel/ac97c.c b/sound/atmel/ac97c.c
index eef7ec77db1a..44507e43ed28 100644
--- a/sound/atmel/ac97c.c
+++ b/sound/atmel/ac97c.c
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ static int atmel_ac97c_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
 {
 	struct atmel_ac97c *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	int retval;
-
-	retval = snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream,
-					params_buffer_bytes(hw_params));
-	if (retval < 0)
-		return retval;
 
 	/* Set restrictions to params. */
 	mutex_lock(&opened_mutex);
@@ -172,19 +166,13 @@ static int atmel_ac97c_playback_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	chip->cur_format = params_format(hw_params);
 	mutex_unlock(&opened_mutex);
 
-	return retval;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int atmel_ac97c_capture_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
 {
 	struct atmel_ac97c *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
-	int retval;
-
-	retval = snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream,
-					params_buffer_bytes(hw_params));
-	if (retval < 0)
-		return retval;
 
 	/* Set restrictions to params. */
 	mutex_lock(&opened_mutex);
@@ -192,7 +180,7 @@ static int atmel_ac97c_capture_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	chip->cur_format = params_format(hw_params);
 	mutex_unlock(&opened_mutex);
 
-	return retval;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int atmel_ac97c_playback_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -461,7 +449,6 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_ops atmel_ac97_playback_ops = {
 	.close		= atmel_ac97c_playback_close,
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 	.hw_params	= atmel_ac97c_playback_hw_params,
-	.hw_free	= snd_pcm_lib_free_pages,
 	.prepare	= atmel_ac97c_playback_prepare,
 	.trigger	= atmel_ac97c_playback_trigger,
 	.pointer	= atmel_ac97c_playback_pointer,
@@ -472,7 +459,6 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_ops atmel_ac97_capture_ops = {
 	.close		= atmel_ac97c_capture_close,
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 	.hw_params	= atmel_ac97c_capture_hw_params,
-	.hw_free	= snd_pcm_lib_free_pages,
 	.prepare	= atmel_ac97c_capture_prepare,
 	.trigger	= atmel_ac97c_capture_trigger,
 	.pointer	= atmel_ac97c_capture_pointer,
@@ -600,7 +586,7 @@ static int atmel_ac97c_pcm_new(struct atmel_ac97c *chip)
 	snd_pcm_set_ops(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, &atmel_ac97_capture_ops);
 	snd_pcm_set_ops(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, &atmel_ac97_playback_ops);
 
-	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
+	snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
 			&chip->pdev->dev, hw.periods_min * hw.period_bytes_min,
 			hw.buffer_bytes_max);