diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index f8becafd7083..7dab7e949efa 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/dmapool.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ struct sdma_channel {
 	u32				shp_addr, per_addr;
 	enum dma_status			status;
 	struct imx_dma_data		data;
+	struct dma_pool			*bd_pool;
 };
 
 #define IMX_DMA_SG_LOOP		BIT(0)
@@ -1153,11 +1155,10 @@ static int sdma_request_channel0(struct sdma_engine *sdma)
 
 static int sdma_alloc_bd(struct sdma_desc *desc)
 {
-	u32 bd_size = desc->num_bd * sizeof(struct sdma_buffer_descriptor);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	desc->bd = dma_zalloc_coherent(NULL, bd_size, &desc->bd_phys,
-					GFP_ATOMIC);
+	desc->bd = dma_pool_alloc(desc->sdmac->bd_pool, GFP_ATOMIC,
+					&desc->bd_phys);
 	if (!desc->bd) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
@@ -1168,9 +1169,7 @@ static int sdma_alloc_bd(struct sdma_desc *desc)
 
 static void sdma_free_bd(struct sdma_desc *desc)
 {
-	u32 bd_size = desc->num_bd * sizeof(struct sdma_buffer_descriptor);
-
-	dma_free_coherent(NULL, bd_size, desc->bd, desc->bd_phys);
+	dma_pool_free(desc->sdmac->bd_pool, desc->bd, desc->bd_phys);
 }
 
 static void sdma_desc_free(struct virt_dma_desc *vd)
@@ -1218,6 +1217,10 @@ static int sdma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_clk_ahb;
 
+	sdmac->bd_pool = dma_pool_create("bd_pool", chan->device->dev,
+				sizeof(struct sdma_buffer_descriptor),
+				32, 0);
+
 	return 0;
 
 disable_clk_ahb:
@@ -1246,6 +1249,9 @@ static void sdma_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 
 	clk_disable(sdma->clk_ipg);
 	clk_disable(sdma->clk_ahb);
+
+	dma_pool_destroy(sdmac->bd_pool);
+	sdmac->bd_pool = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct sdma_desc *sdma_transfer_init(struct sdma_channel *sdmac,