diff --git a/drivers/video/kyro/fbdev.c b/drivers/video/kyro/fbdev.c
index 5eb4d5c177bd..bcd359b6d4ff 100644
--- a/drivers/video/kyro/fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/kyro/fbdev.c
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ static struct fb_var_screeninfo kyro_var __devinitdata = {
 	.vmode		= FB_VMODE_NONINTERLACED,
 };
 
-static struct kyrofb_info *currentpar;
-
 typedef struct {
 	STG4000REG __iomem *pSTGReg;	/* Virtual address of PCI register region */
 	u32 ulNextFreeVidMem;	/* Offset from start of vid mem to next free region */
@@ -309,7 +307,7 @@ enum {
 /* Accessors */
 static int kyro_dev_video_mode_set(struct fb_info *info)
 {
-	struct kyrofb_info *par = (struct kyrofb_info *)info->par;
+	struct kyrofb_info *par = info->par;
 
 	/* Turn off display */
 	StopVTG(deviceInfo.pSTGReg);
@@ -402,7 +400,7 @@ static inline unsigned long get_line_length(int x, int bpp)
 
 static int kyrofb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
 {
-	struct kyrofb_info *par = (struct kyrofb_info *)info->par;
+	struct kyrofb_info *par = info->par;
 
 	if (var->bits_per_pixel != 16 && var->bits_per_pixel != 32) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "kyrofb: depth not supported: %u\n", var->bits_per_pixel);
@@ -478,7 +476,7 @@ static int kyrofb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, struct fb_info *info)
 
 static int kyrofb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 {
-	struct kyrofb_info *par = (struct kyrofb_info *)info->par;
+	struct kyrofb_info *par = info->par;
 	unsigned long lineclock;
 	unsigned long frameclock;
 
@@ -536,20 +534,22 @@ static int kyrofb_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 static int kyrofb_setcolreg(u_int regno, u_int red, u_int green,
 			    u_int blue, u_int transp, struct fb_info *info)
 {
+	struct kyrofb_info *par = info->par;
+
 	if (regno > 255)
 		return 1;	/* Invalid register */
 
 	if (regno < 16) {
 		switch (info->var.bits_per_pixel) {
 		case 16:
-			((u16*)(info->pseudo_palette))[regno] =
+			par->palette[regno] =
 			     (red   & 0xf800) |
 			    ((green & 0xfc00) >> 5) |
 			    ((blue  & 0xf800) >> 11);
 			break;
 		case 32:
 			red >>= 8; green >>= 8; blue >>= 8; transp >>= 8;
-			((u32*)(info->pseudo_palette))[regno] =
+			par->palette[regno] =
 			    (transp << 24) | (red << 16) | (green << 8) | blue;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ static int __devinit kyrofb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				  const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	struct fb_info *info;
+	struct kyrofb_info *currentpar;
 	unsigned long size;
 	int err;
 
@@ -683,14 +684,11 @@ static int __devinit kyrofb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	size = sizeof(struct fb_info) + sizeof(struct kyrofb_info) + 16 * sizeof(u32);
-	info = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	info = framebuffer_alloc(sizeof(struct kyrofb_info), &pdev->dev);
 	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(info, 0, size);
-
-	currentpar = (struct kyrofb_info *)(info + 1);
+	currentpar = info->par;
 
 	kyro_fix.smem_start = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
 	kyro_fix.smem_len   = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
@@ -716,8 +714,7 @@ static int __devinit kyrofb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	info->fbops		= &kyrofb_ops;
 	info->fix		= kyro_fix;
-	info->par		= currentpar;
-	info->pseudo_palette	= (void *)(currentpar + 1);
+	info->pseudo_palette	= currentpar->palette;
 	info->flags		= FBINFO_DEFAULT;
 
 	SetCoreClockPLL(deviceInfo.pSTGReg, pdev);
@@ -741,7 +738,6 @@ static int __devinit kyrofb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	fb_memset(info->screen_base, 0, size);
 
-	info->device = &pdev->dev;
 	if (register_framebuffer(info) < 0)
 		goto out_unmap;
 
@@ -757,7 +753,7 @@ static int __devinit kyrofb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 out_unmap:
 	iounmap(currentpar->regbase);
 	iounmap(info->screen_base);
-	kfree(info);
+	framebuffer_release(info);
 
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -765,7 +761,7 @@ out_unmap:
 static void __devexit kyrofb_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct fb_info *info = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct kyrofb_info *par = (struct kyrofb_info *)info->par;
+	struct kyrofb_info *par = info->par;
 
 	/* Reset the board */
 	StopVTG(deviceInfo.pSTGReg);
@@ -789,7 +785,7 @@ static void __devexit kyrofb_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	unregister_framebuffer(info);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	kfree(info);
+	framebuffer_release(info);
 }
 
 static int __init kyrofb_init(void)
diff --git a/include/video/kyro.h b/include/video/kyro.h
index 1bed37cfa68c..dba7de2ee4a8 100644
--- a/include/video/kyro.h
+++ b/include/video/kyro.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 struct kyrofb_info {
 	void __iomem *regbase;
 
+	u32 palette[16];
 	u32 HTot;	/* Hor Total Time    */
 	u32 HFP;	/* Hor Front Porch   */
 	u32 HST;	/* Hor Sync Time     */