diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
index f48e6f84eefeb..f47d16b5810b9 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "vfio_ccw_private.h"
 
 struct workqueue_struct *vfio_ccw_work_q;
+struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_io_region;
 
 /*
  * Helpers
@@ -115,8 +116,8 @@ static int vfio_ccw_sch_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 	if (!private)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	private->io_region = kzalloc(sizeof(*private->io_region),
-				     GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+	private->io_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_io_region,
+					       GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
 	if (!private->io_region) {
 		kfree(private);
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ static int vfio_ccw_sch_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 	cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
 out_free:
 	dev_set_drvdata(&sch->dev, NULL);
-	kfree(private->io_region);
+	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_io_region, private->io_region);
 	kfree(private);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ static int vfio_ccw_sch_remove(struct subchannel *sch)
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&sch->dev, NULL);
 
-	kfree(private->io_region);
+	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_io_region, private->io_region);
 	kfree(private);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -242,10 +243,20 @@ static int __init vfio_ccw_sch_init(void)
 	if (!vfio_ccw_work_q)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	vfio_ccw_io_region = kmem_cache_create_usercopy("vfio_ccw_io_region",
+					sizeof(struct ccw_io_region), 0,
+					SLAB_ACCOUNT, 0,
+					sizeof(struct ccw_io_region), NULL);
+	if (!vfio_ccw_io_region) {
+		destroy_workqueue(vfio_ccw_work_q);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	isc_register(VFIO_CCW_ISC);
 	ret = css_driver_register(&vfio_ccw_sch_driver);
 	if (ret) {
 		isc_unregister(VFIO_CCW_ISC);
+		kmem_cache_destroy(vfio_ccw_io_region);
 		destroy_workqueue(vfio_ccw_work_q);
 	}
 
@@ -256,6 +267,7 @@ static void __exit vfio_ccw_sch_exit(void)
 {
 	css_driver_unregister(&vfio_ccw_sch_driver);
 	isc_unregister(VFIO_CCW_ISC);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(vfio_ccw_io_region);
 	destroy_workqueue(vfio_ccw_work_q);
 }
 module_init(vfio_ccw_sch_init);