diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
index 0834d5f866fd88..39d2b03e26317d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/mceusb.c
@@ -1416,42 +1416,37 @@ static void mceusb_gen1_init(struct mceusb_dev *ir)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct device *dev = ir->dev;
-	char *data;
-
-	data = kzalloc(USB_CTRL_MSG_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!data) {
-		dev_err(dev, "%s: memory allocation failed!", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
+	char data[USB_CTRL_MSG_SZ];
 
 	/*
 	 * This is a strange one. Windows issues a set address to the device
 	 * on the receive control pipe and expect a certain value pair back
 	 */
-	ret = usb_control_msg(ir->usbdev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(ir->usbdev, 0),
-			      USB_REQ_SET_ADDRESS, USB_TYPE_VENDOR, 0, 0,
-			      data, USB_CTRL_MSG_SZ, 3000);
+	ret = usb_control_msg_recv(ir->usbdev, 0, USB_REQ_SET_ADDRESS,
+				   USB_DIR_IN | USB_TYPE_VENDOR,
+				   0, 0, data, USB_CTRL_MSG_SZ, 3000,
+				   GFP_KERNEL);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "set address - ret = %d", ret);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "set address - data[0] = %d, data[1] = %d",
 						data[0], data[1]);
 
 	/* set feature: bit rate 38400 bps */
-	ret = usb_control_msg(ir->usbdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(ir->usbdev, 0),
-			      USB_REQ_SET_FEATURE, USB_TYPE_VENDOR,
-			      0xc04e, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 3000);
+	ret = usb_control_msg_send(ir->usbdev, 0,
+				   USB_REQ_SET_FEATURE, USB_TYPE_VENDOR,
+				   0xc04e, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 3000, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "set feature - ret = %d", ret);
 
 	/* bRequest 4: set char length to 8 bits */
-	ret = usb_control_msg(ir->usbdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(ir->usbdev, 0),
-			      4, USB_TYPE_VENDOR,
-			      0x0808, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 3000);
+	ret = usb_control_msg_send(ir->usbdev, 0,
+				   4, USB_TYPE_VENDOR,
+				   0x0808, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 3000, GFP_KERNEL);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "set char length - retB = %d", ret);
 
 	/* bRequest 2: set handshaking to use DTR/DSR */
-	ret = usb_control_msg(ir->usbdev, usb_sndctrlpipe(ir->usbdev, 0),
-			      2, USB_TYPE_VENDOR,
-			      0x0000, 0x0100, NULL, 0, 3000);
+	ret = usb_control_msg_send(ir->usbdev, 0,
+				   2, USB_TYPE_VENDOR,
+				   0x0000, 0x0100, NULL, 0, 3000, GFP_KERNEL);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "set handshake  - retC = %d", ret);
 
 	/* device resume */
@@ -1459,8 +1454,6 @@ static void mceusb_gen1_init(struct mceusb_dev *ir)
 
 	/* get hw/sw revision? */
 	mce_command_out(ir, GET_REVISION, sizeof(GET_REVISION));
-
-	kfree(data);
 }
 
 static void mceusb_gen2_init(struct mceusb_dev *ir)