diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c b/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c
index b3ed8f9..173e6f2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-zpodd.c
@@ -52,38 +52,52 @@ static int eject_tray(struct ata_device *dev)
 /* Per the spec, only slot type and drawer type ODD can be supported */
 static enum odd_mech_type zpodd_get_mech_type(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
-	char buf[16];
+	char *buf;
 	unsigned int ret;
-	struct rm_feature_desc *desc = (void *)(buf + 8);
+	struct rm_feature_desc *desc;
 	struct ata_taskfile tf;
 	static const char cdb[] = {  GPCMD_GET_CONFIGURATION,
 			2,      /* only 1 feature descriptor requested */
 			0, 3,   /* 3, removable medium feature */
 			0, 0, 0,/* reserved */
-			0, sizeof(buf),
+			0, 16,
 			0, 0, 0,
 	};
 
+	buf = kzalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return ODD_MECH_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED;
+	desc = (void *)(buf + 8);
+
 	ata_tf_init(dev, &tf);
 	tf.flags = ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR | ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE;
 	tf.command = ATA_CMD_PACKET;
 	tf.protocol = ATAPI_PROT_PIO;
-	tf.lbam = sizeof(buf);
+	tf.lbam = 16;
 
 	ret = ata_exec_internal(dev, &tf, cdb, DMA_FROM_DEVICE,
-				buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
-	if (ret)
+				buf, 16, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return ODD_MECH_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED;
+	}
 
-	if (be16_to_cpu(desc->feature_code) != 3)
+	if (be16_to_cpu(desc->feature_code) != 3) {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return ODD_MECH_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED;
+	}
 
-	if (desc->mech_type == 0 && desc->load == 0 && desc->eject == 1)
+	if (desc->mech_type == 0 && desc->load == 0 && desc->eject == 1) {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return ODD_MECH_TYPE_SLOT;
-	else if (desc->mech_type == 1 && desc->load == 0 && desc->eject == 1)
+	} else if (desc->mech_type == 1 && desc->load == 0 &&
+		   desc->eject == 1) {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return ODD_MECH_TYPE_DRAWER;
-	else
+	} else {
+		kfree(buf);
 		return ODD_MECH_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED;
+	}
 }
 
 /* Test if ODD is zero power ready by sense code */