diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.h b/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.h
--- a/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.h
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
 #define MIDI_H
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/malloc.h>
-
-MALLOC_DECLARE(M_MIDI);
 
 #define M_RX		0x01
 #define M_TX		0x02
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.c b/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/midi/midi.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <sys/kobj.h>
 #include <sys/limits.h>
 #include <sys/lock.h>
+#include <sys/malloc.h>
 #include <sys/module.h>
 #include <sys/mutex.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
@@ -58,8 +59,6 @@
 
 #include "mpu_if.h"
 
-MALLOC_DEFINE(M_MIDI, "midi buffers", "Midi data allocation area");
-
 #define MIDI_NAMELEN   16
 struct snd_midi {
 	KOBJ_FIELDS;
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
 	uint8_t *ibuf = NULL;
 	uint8_t *obuf = NULL;
 
-	m = malloc(sizeof(*m), M_MIDI, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+	m = malloc(sizeof(*m), M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	kobj_init((kobj_t)m, cls);
 	inqsize = MPU_INQSIZE(m, cookie);
 	outqsize = MPU_OUTQSIZE(m, cookie);
@@ -125,11 +124,11 @@
 	mtx_init(&m->lock, "raw midi", NULL, 0);
 
 	if (inqsize) {
-		ibuf = malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * inqsize, M_MIDI,
+		ibuf = malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * inqsize, M_DEVBUF,
 		    M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	}
 	if (outqsize) {
-		obuf = malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * outqsize, M_MIDI,
+		obuf = malloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * outqsize, M_DEVBUF,
 		    M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	}
 
@@ -160,11 +159,11 @@
 	mtx_destroy(&m->lock);
 
 	if (MIDIQ_BUF(m->inq))
-		free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->inq), M_MIDI);
+		free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->inq), M_DEVBUF);
 	if (MIDIQ_BUF(m->outq))
-		free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->outq), M_MIDI);
+		free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->outq), M_DEVBUF);
 err1:
-	free(m, M_MIDI);
+	free(m, M_DEVBUF);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -184,10 +183,10 @@
 	MPU_UNINIT(m, m->cookie);
 	destroy_dev(m->dev);
 	free_unr(midi_unr, m->unit);
-	free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->inq), M_MIDI);
-	free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->outq), M_MIDI);
+	free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->inq), M_DEVBUF);
+	free(MIDIQ_BUF(m->outq), M_DEVBUF);
 	mtx_destroy(&m->lock);
-	free(m, M_MIDI);
+	free(m, M_DEVBUF);
 
 	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/midi/mpu401.c b/sys/dev/sound/midi/mpu401.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/midi/mpu401.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/midi/mpu401.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <sys/bus.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
 #include <sys/kobj.h>
+#include <sys/malloc.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_KERNEL_OPTION_HEADERS
 #include "opt_snd.h"
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@
 	struct mpu401 *m;
 
 	*cb = NULL;
-	m = malloc(sizeof(*m), M_MIDI, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
+	m = malloc(sizeof(*m), M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
 
 	if (!m)
 		return NULL;
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
 	return m;
 err:
 	printf("mpu401_init error\n");
-	free(m, M_MIDI);
+	free(m, M_DEVBUF);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@
 	retval = midi_uninit(m->mid);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
-	free(m, M_MIDI);
+	free(m, M_DEVBUF);
 	return 0;
 }