diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_fcopy.c b/drivers/hv/hv_fcopy.c
index 12dcbd8226f2..2cce48d9e903 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_fcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_fcopy.c
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ void hv_fcopy_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 		 */
 
 		fcopy_transaction.recv_len = recvlen;
-		fcopy_transaction.recv_channel = channel;
 		fcopy_transaction.recv_req_id = requestid;
 		fcopy_transaction.fcopy_msg = fcopy_msg;
 
@@ -323,6 +322,7 @@ static void fcopy_on_reset(void)
 int hv_fcopy_init(struct hv_util_service *srv)
 {
 	recv_buffer = srv->recv_buffer;
+	fcopy_transaction.recv_channel = srv->channel;
 
 	init_completion(&release_event);
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
index b97ef3e094fd..cd3fb0151e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_kvp.c
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ void hv_kvp_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 			 */
 
 			kvp_transaction.recv_len = recvlen;
-			kvp_transaction.recv_channel = channel;
 			kvp_transaction.recv_req_id = requestid;
 			kvp_transaction.kvp_msg = kvp_msg;
 
@@ -690,6 +689,7 @@ int
 hv_kvp_init(struct hv_util_service *srv)
 {
 	recv_buffer = srv->recv_buffer;
+	kvp_transaction.recv_channel = srv->channel;
 
 	init_completion(&release_event);
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c b/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
index c5fb249e34cc..b0feddb17170 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ void hv_vss_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 			 */
 
 			vss_transaction.recv_len = recvlen;
-			vss_transaction.recv_channel = channel;
 			vss_transaction.recv_req_id = requestid;
 			vss_transaction.msg = (struct hv_vss_msg *)vss_msg;
 
@@ -340,6 +339,7 @@ hv_vss_init(struct hv_util_service *srv)
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
 	recv_buffer = srv->recv_buffer;
+	vss_transaction.recv_channel = srv->channel;
 
 	/*
 	 * When this driver loads, the user level daemon that
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
index 41f5896224bd..9dc63725363d 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static int util_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 	srv->recv_buffer = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!srv->recv_buffer)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	srv->channel = dev->channel;
 	if (srv->util_init) {
 		ret = srv->util_init(srv);
 		if (ret) {
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index ae6a711dcd1d..281bb007f725 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -1179,6 +1179,7 @@ int vmbus_allocate_mmio(struct resource **new, struct hv_device *device_obj,
 
 struct hv_util_service {
 	u8 *recv_buffer;
+	void *channel;
 	void (*util_cb)(void *);
 	int (*util_init)(struct hv_util_service *);
 	void (*util_deinit)(void);