diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
index ae4923756d98..88f4096fa078 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
@@ -265,6 +265,59 @@ u16 hv_signal_event(void *con_id)
 	return status;
 }
 
+
+int hv_synic_alloc(void)
+{
+	size_t size = sizeof(struct tasklet_struct);
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		hv_context.event_dpc[cpu] = kmalloc(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (hv_context.event_dpc[cpu] == NULL) {
+			pr_err("Unable to allocate event dpc\n");
+			goto err;
+		}
+		tasklet_init(hv_context.event_dpc[cpu], vmbus_on_event, cpu);
+
+		hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu] =
+			(void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+		if (hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu] == NULL) {
+			pr_err("Unable to allocate SYNIC message page\n");
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		hv_context.synic_event_page[cpu] =
+			(void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+		if (hv_context.synic_event_page[cpu] == NULL) {
+			pr_err("Unable to allocate SYNIC event page\n");
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+void hv_synic_free_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	kfree(hv_context.event_dpc[cpu]);
+	if (hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu])
+		free_page((unsigned long)hv_context.synic_event_page[cpu]);
+	if (hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu])
+		free_page((unsigned long)hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu]);
+}
+
+void hv_synic_free(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+		hv_synic_free_cpu(cpu);
+}
+
 /*
  * hv_synic_init - Initialize the Synthethic Interrupt Controller.
  *
@@ -289,30 +342,6 @@ void hv_synic_init(void *arg)
 	/* Check the version */
 	rdmsrl(HV_X64_MSR_SVERSION, version);
 
-	hv_context.event_dpc[cpu] = kmalloc(sizeof(struct tasklet_struct),
-					    GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (hv_context.event_dpc[cpu] == NULL) {
-		pr_err("Unable to allocate event dpc\n");
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-	tasklet_init(hv_context.event_dpc[cpu], vmbus_on_event, cpu);
-
-	hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu] =
-		(void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
-
-	if (hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu] == NULL) {
-		pr_err("Unable to allocate SYNIC message page\n");
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	hv_context.synic_event_page[cpu] =
-		(void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
-
-	if (hv_context.synic_event_page[cpu] == NULL) {
-		pr_err("Unable to allocate SYNIC event page\n");
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
 	/* Setup the Synic's message page */
 	rdmsrl(HV_X64_MSR_SIMP, simp.as_uint64);
 	simp.simp_enabled = 1;
@@ -355,14 +384,6 @@ void hv_synic_init(void *arg)
 	rdmsrl(HV_X64_MSR_VP_INDEX, vp_index);
 	hv_context.vp_index[cpu] = (u32)vp_index;
 	return;
-
-cleanup:
-	if (hv_context.synic_event_page[cpu])
-		free_page((unsigned long)hv_context.synic_event_page[cpu]);
-
-	if (hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu])
-		free_page((unsigned long)hv_context.synic_message_page[cpu]);
-	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
index 12f2f9e989f7..d84918fe19ab 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@ extern int hv_post_message(union hv_connection_id connection_id,
 
 extern u16 hv_signal_event(void *con_id);
 
+extern int hv_synic_alloc(void);
+
+extern void hv_synic_free(void);
+
 extern void hv_synic_init(void *irqarg);
 
 extern void hv_synic_cleanup(void *arg);
diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 4004e54ef05d..a2464bf07c49 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@ static int vmbus_bus_init(int irq)
 	 */
 	hv_register_vmbus_handler(irq, vmbus_isr);
 
+	ret = hv_synic_alloc();
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_alloc;
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the per-cpu interrupt state and
 	 * connect to the host.
@@ -570,13 +573,14 @@ static int vmbus_bus_init(int irq)
 	on_each_cpu(hv_synic_init, NULL, 1);
 	ret = vmbus_connect();
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_irq;
+		goto err_alloc;
 
 	vmbus_request_offers();
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_irq:
+err_alloc:
+	hv_synic_free();
 	free_irq(irq, hv_acpi_dev);
 
 err_unregister: