diff --git a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_if.c b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_if.c
index b8111313d167..368655ab5f44 100644
--- a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_if.c
+++ b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_if.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ ipatm_nifstat(cmd, nip, arg)
 		/*
 		 * Get a new interface block
 		 */
-		inp = (struct ip_nif *)atm_allocate(&ipatm_nifpool);
+		inp = uma_zalloc(ipatm_nif_zone, M_WAITOK);
 		if (inp == NULL) {
 			err = ENOMEM;
 			break;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ ipatm_nifstat(cmd, nip, arg)
 		 * Clean up and free block
 		 */
 		UNLINK(inp, struct ip_nif, ipatm_nif_head, inf_next);
-		atm_free((caddr_t)inp);
+		uma_zfree(ipatm_nif_zone, inp);
 		break;
 
 	case NCM_SETADDR:
diff --git a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_load.c b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_load.c
index 556e6678ab37..999d44db2f27 100644
--- a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_load.c
+++ b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_load.c
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 #include <netatm/ipatm/ipatm.h>
 #include <netatm/ipatm/ipatm_var.h>
 
+#include <vm/uma.h>
+
 #ifndef lint
 __RCSID("@(#) $FreeBSD$");
 #endif
@@ -103,20 +105,8 @@ Atm_endpoint	ipatm_endpt = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-struct sp_info	ipatm_vcpool = {
-	"ipatm vcc pool",		/* si_name */
-	sizeof(struct ipvcc),		/* si_blksiz */
-	10,				/* si_blkcnt */
-	100				/* si_maxallow */
-};
-
-struct sp_info	ipatm_nifpool = {
-	"ipatm nif pool",		/* si_name */
-	sizeof(struct ip_nif),		/* si_blksiz */
-	5,				/* si_blkcnt */
-	52				/* si_maxallow */
-};
-
+uma_zone_t	ipatm_vc_zone;
+uma_zone_t	ipatm_nif_zone;
 
 /*
  * Local functions
@@ -415,6 +405,18 @@ ipatm_start()
 		return (EINVAL);
 	}
 
+	ipatm_vc_zone = uma_zcreate("ipatm vc", sizeof(struct ipvcc), NULL,
+	    NULL, NULL, NULL, UMA_ALIGN_PTR, M_ZERO|M_WAITOK);
+	if (ipatm_vc_zone == NULL)
+		panic("ipatm_start: unable to create ipatm_vc_zone");
+	uma_zone_set_max(ipatm_vc_zone, 100);
+		
+	ipatm_nif_zone = uma_zcreate("ipatm nif", sizeof(struct ip_nif), NULL,
+	    NULL, NULL, NULL, UMA_ALIGN_PTR, M_ZERO|M_WAITOK);
+	if (ipatm_nif_zone == NULL)
+		panic("ipatm_start: unable to create ipatm_nif_zone");
+	uma_zone_set_max(ipatm_nif_zone, 52);
+
 	/*
 	 * Register ourselves as a network convergence module
 	 */
@@ -602,9 +604,8 @@ ipatm_stop()
 	/*
 	 * Free up our storage pools
 	 */
-	atm_release_pool(&ipatm_vcpool);
-	atm_release_pool(&ipatm_nifpool);
-
+	uma_zdestroy(ipatm_vc_zone);
+	uma_zdestroy(ipatm_nif_zone);
 done:
 	(void) splx(s);
 	return (err);
diff --git a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_var.h b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_var.h
index 6e7e11b3ae30..d07fa0613431 100644
--- a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_var.h
+++ b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_var.h
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ extern int 		ipatm_print;
 extern u_long		last_map_ipdst;
 extern struct ipvcc	*last_map_ipvcc;
 extern struct ip_nif	*ipatm_nif_head;
-extern struct sp_info	ipatm_vcpool;
-extern struct sp_info	ipatm_nifpool;
+extern uma_zone_t	ipatm_vc_zone;
+extern uma_zone_t	ipatm_nif_zone;
 extern struct ipatm_stat	ipatm_stat;
 extern struct atm_time	ipatm_itimer;
 extern Atm_endpoint	ipatm_endpt;
diff --git a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_vcm.c b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_vcm.c
index 33605e1abb78..d10e8e7384ac 100644
--- a/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_vcm.c
+++ b/sys/netatm/ipatm/ipatm_vcm.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ ipatm_openpvc(pvp, sivp)
 	/*
 	 * Allocate IP VCC block
 	 */
-	ivp = (struct ipvcc *)atm_allocate(&ipatm_vcpool);
+	ivp = uma_zalloc(ipatm_vc_zone, M_WAITOK);
 	if (ivp == NULL) {
 		err = ENOMEM;
 		goto done;
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ ipatm_openpvc(pvp, sivp)
 	 */
 	err = atm_cm_connect(&ipatm_endpt, ivp, ap, &ivp->iv_conn);
 	if (err) {
-		atm_free((caddr_t)ivp);
+		uma_zfree(ipatm_vc_zone, ivp);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ ipatm_createsvc(ifp, daf, dst, sivp)
 	/*
 	 * Allocate IP VCC
 	 */
-	ivp = (struct ipvcc *)atm_allocate(&ipatm_vcpool);
+	ivp = uma_zalloc(ipatm_vc_zone, M_WAITOK);
 	if (ivp == NULL) {
 		err = ENOMEM;
 		goto done;
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ ipatm_createsvc(ifp, daf, dst, sivp)
 			err = ipatm_opensvc(ivp);
 			if (err) {
 				(*inp->inf_serv->is_arp_close)(ivp);
-				atm_free((caddr_t)ivp);
+				uma_zfree(ipatm_vc_zone, ivp);
 				goto done;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ ipatm_createsvc(ifp, daf, dst, sivp)
 			/*
 			 * So sorry...come again
 			 */
-			atm_free((caddr_t)ivp);
+			uma_zfree(ipatm_vc_zone, ivp);
 			err = ENETDOWN;
 			goto done;
 
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ ipatm_createsvc(ifp, daf, dst, sivp)
 		ivp->iv_arpent = &map;
 		err = ipatm_opensvc(ivp);
 		if (err) {
-			atm_free((caddr_t)ivp);
+			uma_zfree(ipatm_vc_zone, ivp);
 			goto done;
 		}
 		ivp->iv_arpent = NULL;
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ ipatm_incoming(tok, cop, ap, tokp)
 	/*
 	 * Allocate IP VCC
 	 */
-	ivp = (struct ipvcc *)atm_allocate(&ipatm_vcpool);
+	ivp = uma_zalloc(ipatm_vc_zone, M_WAITOK);
 	if (ivp == NULL) {
 		err = ENOMEM;
 		cause = T_ATM_CAUSE_UNSPECIFIED_RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE;
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ ipatm_incoming(tok, cop, ap, tokp)
 	 */
 	if (ivp) {
 		(*inp->inf_serv->is_arp_close)(ivp);
-		atm_free((caddr_t)ivp);
+		uma_zfree(ipatm_vc_zone, ivp);
 	}
 	ap->cause.tag = T_ATM_PRESENT;
 	ap->cause.v = ipatm_cause;
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ ipatm_closevc(ivp, code)
 	 * If ARP module is done with VCC too, then free it
 	 */
 	if (ivp->iv_arpconn == NULL)
-		atm_free((caddr_t)ivp);
+		uma_zfree(ipatm_vc_zone, ivp);
 	ipatm_vccnt--;
 	(void) splx(s);