diff --git a/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp b/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp
index edfd96a4..b9b97178 100644
--- a/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/ionalloc.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ int IonAlloc::alloc_buffer(alloc_data& data)
 {
     Locker::Autolock _l(mLock);
     int err = 0;
-    int ionSyncFd = FD_INIT;
-    int iFd = FD_INIT;
     struct ion_handle_data handle_data;
     struct ion_fd_data fd_data;
     struct ion_allocation_data ionAllocData;
@@ -76,45 +74,26 @@ int IonAlloc::alloc_buffer(alloc_data& data)
 
     ionAllocData.len = data.size;
     ionAllocData.align = data.align;
-    ionAllocData.flags = data.flags;
+    ionAllocData.heap_mask = data.flags;
+    ionAllocData.flags = data.uncached ? 0 : ION_FLAG_CACHED;
 
     err = open_device();
     if (err)
         return err;
 
-    if(data.uncached) {
-        // Use the sync FD to alloc and map
-        // when we need uncached memory
-        ionSyncFd = open(ION_DEVICE, O_RDONLY|O_DSYNC);
-        if(ionSyncFd < 0) {
-            ALOGE("%s: Failed to open ion device - %s",
-                  __FUNCTION__, strerror(errno));
-            return -errno;
-        }
-        iFd = ionSyncFd;
-    } else {
-        iFd = mIonFd;
-    }
-
-    if(ioctl(iFd, ION_IOC_ALLOC, &ionAllocData)) {
+    if(ioctl(mIonFd, ION_IOC_ALLOC, &ionAllocData)) {
         err = -errno;
         ALOGE("ION_IOC_ALLOC failed with error - %s", strerror(errno));
-        if(ionSyncFd >= 0)
-            close(ionSyncFd);
-        ionSyncFd = FD_INIT;
         return err;
     }
 
     fd_data.handle = ionAllocData.handle;
     handle_data.handle = ionAllocData.handle;
-    if(ioctl(iFd, ION_IOC_MAP, &fd_data)) {
+    if(ioctl(mIonFd, ION_IOC_MAP, &fd_data)) {
         err = -errno;
         ALOGE("%s: ION_IOC_MAP failed with error - %s",
               __FUNCTION__, strerror(errno));
         ioctl(mIonFd, ION_IOC_FREE, &handle_data);
-        if(ionSyncFd >= 0)
-            close(ionSyncFd);
-        ionSyncFd = FD_INIT;
         return err;
     }
 
@@ -126,7 +105,6 @@ int IonAlloc::alloc_buffer(alloc_data& data)
             ALOGE("%s: Failed to map the allocated memory: %s",
                   __FUNCTION__, strerror(errno));
             ioctl(mIonFd, ION_IOC_FREE, &handle_data);
-            ionSyncFd = FD_INIT;
             return err;
         }
         memset(base, 0, ionAllocData.len);
@@ -134,11 +112,6 @@ int IonAlloc::alloc_buffer(alloc_data& data)
         clean_buffer(base, data.size, data.offset, fd_data.fd);
     }
 
-    //Close the uncached FD since we no longer need it;
-    if(ionSyncFd >= 0)
-        close(ionSyncFd);
-    ionSyncFd = FD_INIT;
-
     data.base = base;
     data.fd = fd_data.fd;
     ioctl(mIonFd, ION_IOC_FREE, &handle_data);