Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_channel_mgmt.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_channel_mgmt.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_channel_mgmt.c
@@ -675,36 +675,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- *  @brief Send a request to get all our pending offers.
- */
-int
-hv_vmbus_request_channel_offers(void)
-{
-	int				ret;
-	hv_vmbus_channel_msg_header*	msg;
-	hv_vmbus_channel_msg_info*	msg_info;
-
-	msg_info = (hv_vmbus_channel_msg_info *)
-	    malloc(sizeof(hv_vmbus_channel_msg_info)
-		    + sizeof(hv_vmbus_channel_msg_header), M_DEVBUF, M_NOWAIT);
-
-	if (msg_info == NULL) {
-	    if(bootverbose)
-		printf("Error VMBUS: malloc failed for Request Offers\n");
-	    return (ENOMEM);
-	}
-
-	msg = (hv_vmbus_channel_msg_header*) msg_info->msg;
-	msg->message_type = HV_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_REQUEST_OFFERS;
-
-	ret = hv_vmbus_post_message(msg, sizeof(hv_vmbus_channel_msg_header));
-
-	free(msg_info, M_DEVBUF);
-
-	return (ret);
-}
-
-/**
  * @brief Release channels that are unattached/unconnected (i.e., no drivers associated)
  */
 void
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_vmbus_priv.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_vmbus_priv.h
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/hv_vmbus_priv.h
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@
 
 hv_vmbus_channel*	hv_vmbus_allocate_channel(void);
 void			hv_vmbus_free_vmbus_channel(hv_vmbus_channel *channel);
-int			hv_vmbus_request_channel_offers(void);
 void			hv_vmbus_release_unattached_channels(void);
 
 uint16_t		hv_vmbus_post_msg_via_msg_ipc(
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus.c
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 static int			vmbus_init(struct vmbus_softc *);
 static int			vmbus_init_contact(struct vmbus_softc *,
 				    uint32_t);
+static int			vmbus_req_channels(struct vmbus_softc *sc);
 
 static struct vmbus_msghc_ctx	*vmbus_msghc_ctx_create(bus_dma_tag_t);
 static void			vmbus_msghc_ctx_destroy(
@@ -417,6 +418,26 @@
 	return ENXIO;
 }
 
+static int
+vmbus_req_channels(struct vmbus_softc *sc)
+{
+	struct vmbus_chanmsg_channel_req *req;
+	struct vmbus_msghc *mh;
+	int error;
+
+	mh = vmbus_msghc_get(sc, sizeof(*req));
+	if (mh == NULL)
+		return ENXIO;
+
+	req = vmbus_msghc_dataptr(mh);
+	req->chm_hdr.chm_type = VMBUS_CHANMSG_TYPE_CHANNEL_REQ;
+
+	error = vmbus_msghc_exec_noresult(mh);
+	vmbus_msghc_put(sc, mh);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 static void
 vmbus_msg_task(void *xsc, int pending __unused)
 {
@@ -1012,7 +1033,9 @@
 	else
 		sc->vmbus_event_proc = vmbus_event_proc;
 
-	hv_vmbus_request_channel_offers();
+	ret = vmbus_req_channels(sc);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		goto cleanup;
 
 	vmbus_scan();
 	bus_generic_attach(sc->vmbus_dev);
Index: head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus_reg.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus_reg.h
+++ head/sys/dev/hyperv/vmbus/vmbus_reg.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
  * - Embedded in hypercall_postmsg_in.hc_data, e.g. request.
  */
 
+#define VMBUS_CHANMSG_TYPE_CHANNEL_REQ		3	/* REQ */
 #define VMBUS_CHANMSG_TYPE_INIT_CONTACT		14	/* REQ */
 #define VMBUS_CHANMSG_TYPE_VERSION_RESP		15	/* RESP */
 
@@ -107,4 +108,9 @@
 	uint8_t		chm_supp;
 } __packed;
 
+/* VMBUS_CHANMSG_TYPE_CHANNEL_REQ */
+struct vmbus_chanmsg_channel_req {
+	struct vmbus_chanmsg_hdr chm_hdr;
+} __packed;
+
 #endif	/* !_VMBUS_REG_H_ */