diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835-vchiq.c
index 71750ef891dd..c1537a41a2fe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835-vchiq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-audio/bcm2835-vchiq.c
@@ -122,11 +122,12 @@ static int
 vc_vchi_audio_init(struct vchiq_instance *vchiq_instance,
 		   struct bcm2835_audio_instance *instance)
 {
-	struct service_creation params = {
-		.version		= VCHI_VERSION_EX(VC_AUDIOSERV_VER, VC_AUDIOSERV_MIN_VER),
-		.service_id		= VC_AUDIO_SERVER_NAME,
+	struct vchiq_service_params params = {
+		.version		= VC_AUDIOSERV_VER,
+		.version_min		= VC_AUDIOSERV_MIN_VER,
+		.fourcc			= VC_AUDIO_SERVER_NAME,
 		.callback		= audio_vchi_callback,
-		.callback_param		= instance,
+		.userdata		= instance,
 	};
 	int status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchi/vchi.h b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchi/vchi.h
index cb66ea1ffad2..4afa6e9f57c4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchi/vchi.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchi/vchi.h
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
  * Global defs
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-struct vchi_version {
-	uint32_t version;
-	uint32_t version_min;
-};
-#define VCHI_VERSION_EX(v_, m_) { v_, m_ }
-
 // Macros to manipulate 'FOURCC' values
 #define MAKE_FOURCC(x) ((int32_t)((x[0] << 24) | (x[1] << 16) | (x[2] << 8) | x[3]))
 
@@ -31,17 +25,6 @@ struct vchi_service {
 	unsigned int handle;
 };
 
-// structure used to provide the information needed to open a server or a client
-struct service_creation {
-	struct vchi_version version;
-	int32_t service_id;
-	enum vchiq_status (*callback)(enum vchiq_reason reason,
-				      struct vchiq_header *header,
-				      unsigned int handle,
-				      void *bulk_userdata);
-	void *callback_param;
-};
-
 // Opaque handle for a VCHIQ instance
 struct vchiq_instance;
 
@@ -64,7 +47,7 @@ extern int32_t vchi_disconnect(struct vchiq_instance *instance);
  *****************************************************************************/
 // Routine to open a named service
 extern int32_t vchi_service_open(struct vchiq_instance *instance,
-				 struct service_creation *setup,
+				 struct vchiq_service_params *setup,
 				 struct vchi_service **service);
 
 extern int32_t vchi_get_peer_version(struct vchi_service *service,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_shim.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_shim.c
index e6773cd51b44..e76399e083f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_shim.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_shim.c
@@ -265,23 +265,15 @@ static void service_free(struct vchi_service *service)
 }
 
 int32_t vchi_service_open(struct vchiq_instance *instance,
-	struct service_creation *setup,
+	struct vchiq_service_params *params,
 	struct vchi_service **service)
 {
 
 	*service = service_alloc();
 	if (service) {
-		struct vchiq_service_params params;
 		enum vchiq_status status;
 
-		memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
-		params.fourcc = setup->service_id;
-		params.callback = setup->callback;
-		params.userdata = setup->callback_param;
-		params.version = setup->version.version;
-		params.version_min = setup->version.version_min;
-
-		status = vchiq_open_service(instance, &params,
+		status = vchiq_open_service(instance, params,
 			&((*service)->handle));
 		if (status != VCHIQ_SUCCESS) {
 			service_free(*service);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
index 5ca4d5e77027..627e11c8f5eb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/vchiq-mmal/mmal-vchiq.c
@@ -1860,11 +1860,12 @@ int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance)
 	int status;
 	struct vchiq_mmal_instance *instance;
 	static struct vchiq_instance *vchiq_instance;
-	struct service_creation params = {
-		.version		= VCHI_VERSION_EX(VC_MMAL_VER, VC_MMAL_MIN_VER),
-		.service_id		= VC_MMAL_SERVER_NAME,
+	struct vchiq_service_params params = {
+		.version		= VC_MMAL_VER,
+		.version_min		= VC_MMAL_MIN_VER,
+		.fourcc			= VC_MMAL_SERVER_NAME,
 		.callback		= service_callback,
-		.callback_param		= NULL,
+		.userdata		= NULL,
 	};
 
 	/* compile time checks to ensure structure size as they are
@@ -1906,7 +1907,7 @@ int vchiq_mmal_init(struct vchiq_mmal_instance **out_instance)
 	mutex_init(&instance->context_map_lock);
 	idr_init_base(&instance->context_map, 1);
 
-	params.callback_param = instance;
+	params.userdata = instance;
 
 	instance->bulk_wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("mmal-vchiq",
 						    WQ_MEM_RECLAIM);
