diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
index 64864e9d8a0a..c5f11be86c8c 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ivpu_ipc_rx_msg_add(struct ivpu_device *vdev, struct ivpu_ipc_consumer *cons,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ipc->cons_lock);
 
-	rx_msg = kzalloc_obj(*rx_msg, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	rx_msg = kmem_cache_zalloc(ipc->rx_msg_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!rx_msg) {
 		ivpu_ipc_rx_mark_free(vdev, ipc_hdr, jsm_msg);
 		return;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ivpu_ipc_rx_msg_del(struct ivpu_device *vdev, struct ivpu_ipc_rx_msg *rx_msg)
 	list_del(&rx_msg->link);
 	ivpu_ipc_rx_mark_free(vdev, rx_msg->ipc_hdr, rx_msg->jsm_msg);
 	atomic_dec(&vdev->ipc->rx_msg_count);
-	kfree(rx_msg);
+	kmem_cache_free(vdev->ipc->rx_msg_cache, rx_msg);
 }
 
 void ivpu_ipc_consumer_add(struct ivpu_device *vdev, struct ivpu_ipc_consumer *cons,
@@ -490,10 +490,18 @@ int ivpu_ipc_init(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
 	struct ivpu_ipc_info *ipc = vdev->ipc;
 	int ret;
 
+	ipc->rx_msg_cache = kmem_cache_create("ivpu_ipc_rx_msg", sizeof(struct ivpu_ipc_rx_msg), 0,
+					      SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
+	if (!ipc->rx_msg_cache) {
+		ivpu_err(vdev, "Failed to create rx_msg_cache\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	ipc->mem_tx = ivpu_bo_create_global(vdev, SZ_16K, DRM_IVPU_BO_WC | DRM_IVPU_BO_MAPPABLE);
 	if (!ipc->mem_tx) {
 		ivpu_err(vdev, "Failed to allocate mem_tx\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_destroy_cache;
 	}
 
 	ipc->mem_rx = ivpu_bo_create_global(vdev, SZ_16K, DRM_IVPU_BO_WC | DRM_IVPU_BO_MAPPABLE);
@@ -532,6 +540,8 @@ int ivpu_ipc_init(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
 	ivpu_bo_free(ipc->mem_rx);
 err_free_tx:
 	ivpu_bo_free(ipc->mem_tx);
+err_destroy_cache:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(ipc->rx_msg_cache);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -544,6 +554,7 @@ void ivpu_ipc_fini(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
 	drm_WARN_ON(&vdev->drm, atomic_read(&ipc->rx_msg_count) > 0);
 
 	ivpu_ipc_mem_fini(vdev);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(ipc->rx_msg_cache);
 }
 
 void ivpu_ipc_enable(struct ivpu_device *vdev)
diff --git a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h
index 1c9cf67f1e5b..fb3e5816ca50 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h
+++ b/drivers/accel/ivpu/ivpu_ipc.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct ivpu_ipc_info {
 	struct gen_pool *mm_tx;
 	struct ivpu_bo *mem_tx;
 	struct ivpu_bo *mem_rx;
+	struct kmem_cache *rx_msg_cache;
 
 	atomic_t rx_msg_count;