diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.c
index 944a7f338099..1b25d8bc153a 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.c
@@ -388,10 +388,10 @@ void divasa_xdi_driver_unload(void)
 **  Receive and process command from user mode utility
 */
 void *diva_xdi_open_adapter(void *os_handle, const void __user *src,
-			    int length,
+			    int length, void *mptr,
 			    divas_xdi_copy_from_user_fn_t cp_fn)
 {
-	diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t msg;
+	diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t *msg = (diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t *)mptr;
 	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = NULL;
 	diva_os_spin_lock_magic_t old_irql;
 	struct list_head *tmp;
@@ -401,21 +401,21 @@ void *diva_xdi_open_adapter(void *os_handle, const void __user *src,
 			 length, sizeof(diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t)))
 			return NULL;
 	}
-	if ((*cp_fn) (os_handle, &msg, src, sizeof(msg)) <= 0) {
+	if ((*cp_fn) (os_handle, msg, src, sizeof(*msg)) <= 0) {
 		DBG_ERR(("A: A(?) open, write error"))
 			return NULL;
 	}
 	diva_os_enter_spin_lock(&adapter_lock, &old_irql, "open_adapter");
 	list_for_each(tmp, &adapter_queue) {
 		a = list_entry(tmp, diva_os_xdi_adapter_t, link);
-		if (a->controller == (int)msg.adapter)
+		if (a->controller == (int)msg->adapter)
 			break;
 		a = NULL;
 	}
 	diva_os_leave_spin_lock(&adapter_lock, &old_irql, "open_adapter");
 
 	if (!a) {
-		DBG_ERR(("A: A(%d) open, adapter not found", msg.adapter))
+		DBG_ERR(("A: A(%d) open, adapter not found", msg->adapter))
 			}
 
 	return (a);
@@ -437,8 +437,10 @@ void diva_xdi_close_adapter(void *adapter, void *os_handle)
 
 int
 diva_xdi_write(void *adapter, void *os_handle, const void __user *src,
-	       int length, divas_xdi_copy_from_user_fn_t cp_fn)
+	       int length, void *mptr,
+	       divas_xdi_copy_from_user_fn_t cp_fn)
 {
+	diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t *msg = (diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t *)mptr;
 	diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *a = (diva_os_xdi_adapter_t *) adapter;
 	void *data;
 
@@ -459,7 +461,13 @@ diva_xdi_write(void *adapter, void *os_handle, const void __user *src,
 			return (-2);
 	}
 
-	length = (*cp_fn) (os_handle, data, src, length);
+	if (msg) {
+		*(diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t *)data = *msg;
+		length = (*cp_fn) (os_handle, (char *)data + sizeof(*msg),
+				   src + sizeof(*msg), length - sizeof(*msg));
+	} else {
+		length = (*cp_fn) (os_handle, data, src, length);
+	}
 	if (length > 0) {
 		if ((*(a->interface.cmd_proc))
 		    (a, (diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t *) data, length)) {
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.h b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.h
index b067032093a8..1ad76650fbf9 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.h
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/diva.h
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ int diva_xdi_read(void *adapter, void *os_handle, void __user *dst,
 		  int max_length, divas_xdi_copy_to_user_fn_t cp_fn);
 
 int diva_xdi_write(void *adapter, void *os_handle, const void __user *src,
-		   int length, divas_xdi_copy_from_user_fn_t cp_fn);
+		   int length, void *msg,
+		   divas_xdi_copy_from_user_fn_t cp_fn);
 
 void *diva_xdi_open_adapter(void *os_handle, const void __user *src,
-			    int length,
+			    int length, void *msg,
 			    divas_xdi_copy_from_user_fn_t cp_fn);
 
 void diva_xdi_close_adapter(void *adapter, void *os_handle);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
index b2023e08dcd2..932e98d0d901 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon/divasmain.c
@@ -591,19 +591,22 @@ static int divas_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static ssize_t divas_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
+	diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t msg;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!file->private_data) {
 		file->private_data = diva_xdi_open_adapter(file, buf,
-							   count,
+							   count, &msg,
 							   xdi_copy_from_user);
-	}
-	if (!file->private_data) {
-		return (-ENODEV);
+		if (!file->private_data)
+			return (-ENODEV);
+		ret = diva_xdi_write(file->private_data, file,
+				     buf, count, &msg, xdi_copy_from_user);
+	} else {
+		ret = diva_xdi_write(file->private_data, file,
+				     buf, count, NULL, xdi_copy_from_user);
 	}
 
-	ret = diva_xdi_write(file->private_data, file,
-			     buf, count, xdi_copy_from_user);
 	switch (ret) {
 	case -1:		/* Message should be removed from rx mailbox first */
 		ret = -EBUSY;
@@ -622,11 +625,12 @@ static ssize_t divas_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 static ssize_t divas_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
+	diva_xdi_um_cfg_cmd_t msg;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!file->private_data) {
 		file->private_data = diva_xdi_open_adapter(file, buf,
-							   count,
+							   count, &msg,
 							   xdi_copy_from_user);
 	}
 	if (!file->private_data) {