diff --git a/kernel/mikc.c b/kernel/mikc.c
index 34c77694..56be9937 100644
--- a/kernel/mikc.c
+++ b/kernel/mikc.c
@@ -3,26 +3,31 @@
 #include <aal/debug.h>
 #include <aal/ikc.h>
 #include <ikc/msg.h>
+#include <kmalloc.h>
 
-static struct aal_ikc_channel_desc mchannel;
+static struct aal_ikc_channel_desc *mchannel;
 static int arch_master_channel_packet_handler(struct aal_ikc_channel_desc *,
                                          void *__packet, void *arg);
 
 void ikc_master_init(void)
 {
-	aal_mc_ikc_init_first(&mchannel, arch_master_channel_packet_handler);
-	kprintf("done.\n");
+	mchannel = kmalloc(sizeof(struct aal_ikc_channel_desc) +
+	                   sizeof(struct aal_ikc_master_packet), 0);
+
+	aal_mc_ikc_init_first(mchannel, arch_master_channel_packet_handler);
 }
 
+extern int host_ikc_inited;
+
 static int arch_master_channel_packet_handler(struct aal_ikc_channel_desc *c,
                                               void *__packet, void *arg)
 {
 	struct aal_ikc_master_packet *packet = __packet;
 
 	switch (packet->msg) {
-	case MASTER_PACKET_INIT_ACK:
+	case AAL_IKC_MASTER_MSG_INIT_ACK:
 		kprintf("Master channel init acked.\n");
-		aal_ikc_send(&mchannel, packet, 0);
+		host_ikc_inited = 1;
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -31,5 +36,5 @@ static int arch_master_channel_packet_handler(struct aal_ikc_channel_desc *c,
 
 struct aal_ikc_channel_desc *aal_mc_get_master_channel(void)
 {
-	return &mchannel;
+	return mchannel;
 }