diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
index db72c9497bb..04feccf2a99 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
@@ -14,40 +14,34 @@
 
 #define DM_MSG_PREFIX "target"
 
-struct tt_internal {
-	struct target_type tt;
-
-	struct list_head list;
-};
-
 static LIST_HEAD(_targets);
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(_lock);
 
 #define DM_MOD_NAME_SIZE 32
 
-static inline struct tt_internal *__find_target_type(const char *name)
+static inline struct target_type *__find_target_type(const char *name)
 {
-	struct tt_internal *ti;
+	struct target_type *tt;
 
-	list_for_each_entry (ti, &_targets, list)
-		if (!strcmp(name, ti->tt.name))
-			return ti;
+	list_for_each_entry(tt, &_targets, list)
+		if (!strcmp(name, tt->name))
+			return tt;
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct tt_internal *get_target_type(const char *name)
+static struct target_type *get_target_type(const char *name)
 {
-	struct tt_internal *ti;
+	struct target_type *tt;
 
 	down_read(&_lock);
 
-	ti = __find_target_type(name);
-	if (ti && !try_module_get(ti->tt.module))
-		ti = NULL;
+	tt = __find_target_type(name);
+	if (tt && !try_module_get(tt->module))
+		tt = NULL;
 
 	up_read(&_lock);
-	return ti;
+	return tt;
 }
 
 static void load_module(const char *name)
@@ -57,83 +51,59 @@ static void load_module(const char *name)
 
 struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name)
 {
-	struct tt_internal *ti = get_target_type(name);
+	struct target_type *tt = get_target_type(name);
 
-	if (!ti) {
+	if (!tt) {
 		load_module(name);
-		ti = get_target_type(name);
+		tt = get_target_type(name);
 	}
 
-	return ti ? &ti->tt : NULL;
+	return tt;
 }
 
-void dm_put_target_type(struct target_type *t)
+void dm_put_target_type(struct target_type *tt)
 {
-	struct tt_internal *ti = (struct tt_internal *) t;
-
 	down_read(&_lock);
-	module_put(ti->tt.module);
+	module_put(tt->module);
 	up_read(&_lock);
-
-	return;
 }
 
-static struct tt_internal *alloc_target(struct target_type *t)
-{
-	struct tt_internal *ti = kzalloc(sizeof(*ti), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (ti)
-		ti->tt = *t;
-
-	return ti;
-}
-
-
 int dm_target_iterate(void (*iter_func)(struct target_type *tt,
 					void *param), void *param)
 {
-	struct tt_internal *ti;
+	struct target_type *tt;
 
 	down_read(&_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry (ti, &_targets, list)
-		iter_func(&ti->tt, param);
+	list_for_each_entry(tt, &_targets, list)
+		iter_func(tt, param);
 	up_read(&_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dm_register_target(struct target_type *t)
+int dm_register_target(struct target_type *tt)
 {
 	int rv = 0;
-	struct tt_internal *ti = alloc_target(t);
-
-	if (!ti)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	down_write(&_lock);
-	if (__find_target_type(t->name))
+	if (__find_target_type(tt->name))
 		rv = -EEXIST;
 	else
-		list_add(&ti->list, &_targets);
+		list_add(&tt->list, &_targets);
 
 	up_write(&_lock);
-	if (rv)
-		kfree(ti);
 	return rv;
 }
 
-void dm_unregister_target(struct target_type *t)
+void dm_unregister_target(struct target_type *tt)
 {
-	struct tt_internal *ti;
-
 	down_write(&_lock);
-	if (!(ti = __find_target_type(t->name))) {
-		DMCRIT("Unregistering unrecognised target: %s", t->name);
+	if (!__find_target_type(tt->name)) {
+		DMCRIT("Unregistering unrecognised target: %s", tt->name);
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	list_del(&ti->list);
-	kfree(ti);
+	list_del(&tt->list);
 
 	up_write(&_lock);
 }
@@ -142,17 +112,17 @@ void dm_unregister_target(struct target_type *t)
  * io-err: always fails an io, useful for bringing
  * up LVs that have holes in them.
  */
-static int io_err_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **args)
+static int io_err_ctr(struct dm_target *tt, unsigned int argc, char **args)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void io_err_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
+static void io_err_dtr(struct dm_target *tt)
 {
 	/* empty */
 }
 
-static int io_err_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio,
+static int io_err_map(struct dm_target *tt, struct bio *bio,
 		      union map_info *map_context)
 {
 	return -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.h b/drivers/md/dm.h
index 20194e000c5..b48397c0abb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int dm_table_barrier_ok(struct dm_table *t);
 int dm_target_init(void);
 void dm_target_exit(void);
 struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name);
-void dm_put_target_type(struct target_type *t);
+void dm_put_target_type(struct target_type *tt);
 int dm_target_iterate(void (*iter_func)(struct target_type *tt,
 					void *param), void *param);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
index 8209e08969f..66ec05a5795 100644
--- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
+++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ struct target_type {
 	dm_ioctl_fn ioctl;
 	dm_merge_fn merge;
 	dm_busy_fn busy;
+
+	/* For internal device-mapper use. */
+	struct list_head list;
 };
 
 struct io_restrictions {