diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
index 34bd7815aeb8e..b05963cd4e5b5 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ static __le64 *arm_smmu_get_cd_ptr(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 ssid)
 	unsigned int idx;
 	struct arm_smmu_l1_ctx_desc *l1_desc;
 	struct arm_smmu_device *smmu = master->smmu;
-	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cdcfg = &master->domain->cd_table;
+	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cdcfg = &master->cd_table;
 
 	if (!cdcfg->l1_desc)
 		return cdcfg->cdtab + ssid * CTXDESC_CD_DWORDS;
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ int arm_smmu_write_ctx_desc(struct arm_smmu_master *master, int ssid,
 	u64 val;
 	bool cd_live;
 	__le64 *cdptr;
-	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cd_table = &master->domain->cd_table;
+	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cd_table = &master->cd_table;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(ssid >= (1 << cd_table->max_cds_bits)))
 		return -E2BIG;
@@ -1125,14 +1125,13 @@ int arm_smmu_write_ctx_desc(struct arm_smmu_master *master, int ssid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int arm_smmu_alloc_cd_tables(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain,
-				    struct arm_smmu_master *master)
+static int arm_smmu_alloc_cd_tables(struct arm_smmu_master *master)
 {
 	int ret;
 	size_t l1size;
 	size_t max_contexts;
 	struct arm_smmu_device *smmu = master->smmu;
-	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cdcfg = &smmu_domain->cd_table;
+	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cdcfg = &master->cd_table;
 
 	cdcfg->stall_enabled = master->stall_enabled;
 	cdcfg->max_cds_bits = master->ssid_bits;
@@ -1174,12 +1173,12 @@ static int arm_smmu_alloc_cd_tables(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void arm_smmu_free_cd_tables(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain)
+static void arm_smmu_free_cd_tables(struct arm_smmu_master *master)
 {
 	int i;
 	size_t size, l1size;
-	struct arm_smmu_device *smmu = smmu_domain->smmu;
-	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cdcfg = &smmu_domain->cd_table;
+	struct arm_smmu_device *smmu = master->smmu;
+	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cdcfg = &master->cd_table;
 
 	if (cdcfg->l1_desc) {
 		size = CTXDESC_L2_ENTRIES * (CTXDESC_CD_DWORDS << 3);
@@ -1287,7 +1286,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 	if (smmu_domain) {
 		switch (smmu_domain->stage) {
 		case ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_S1:
-			cd_table = &smmu_domain->cd_table;
+			cd_table = &master->cd_table;
 			break;
 		case ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_S2:
 		case ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_NESTED:
@@ -2077,14 +2076,10 @@ static void arm_smmu_domain_free(struct iommu_domain *domain)
 
 	free_io_pgtable_ops(smmu_domain->pgtbl_ops);
 
-	/* Free the CD and ASID, if we allocated them */
+	/* Free the ASID or VMID */
 	if (smmu_domain->stage == ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_S1) {
-		struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg *cd_table = &smmu_domain->cd_table;
-
 		/* Prevent SVA from touching the CD while we're freeing it */
 		mutex_lock(&arm_smmu_asid_lock);
-		if (cd_table->cdtab)
-			arm_smmu_free_cd_tables(smmu_domain);
 		arm_smmu_free_asid(&smmu_domain->cd);
 		mutex_unlock(&arm_smmu_asid_lock);
 	} else {
@@ -2096,7 +2091,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_domain_free(struct iommu_domain *domain)
 	kfree(smmu_domain);
 }
 
-static int arm_smmu_domain_finalise_s1(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain,
+static int arm_smmu_domain_finalise_cd(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain,
 				       struct arm_smmu_master *master,
 				       struct io_pgtable_cfg *pgtbl_cfg)
 {
@@ -2115,10 +2110,6 @@ static int arm_smmu_domain_finalise_s1(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	ret = arm_smmu_alloc_cd_tables(smmu_domain, master);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_free_asid;
-
 	cd->asid	= (u16)asid;
 	cd->ttbr	= pgtbl_cfg->arm_lpae_s1_cfg.ttbr;
 	cd->tcr		= FIELD_PREP(CTXDESC_CD_0_TCR_T0SZ, tcr->tsz) |
@@ -2130,17 +2121,9 @@ static int arm_smmu_domain_finalise_s1(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain,
 			  CTXDESC_CD_0_TCR_EPD1 | CTXDESC_CD_0_AA64;
 	cd->mair	= pgtbl_cfg->arm_lpae_s1_cfg.mair;
 
-	ret = arm_smmu_write_ctx_desc(master, 0, cd);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_free_cd_tables;
-
 	mutex_unlock(&arm_smmu_asid_lock);
 	return 0;
 
-out_free_cd_tables:
-	arm_smmu_free_cd_tables(smmu_domain);
-out_free_asid:
-	arm_smmu_free_asid(cd);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&arm_smmu_asid_lock);
 	return ret;
@@ -2203,7 +2186,7 @@ static int arm_smmu_domain_finalise(struct iommu_domain *domain,
 		ias = min_t(unsigned long, ias, VA_BITS);
 		oas = smmu->ias;
 		fmt = ARM_64_LPAE_S1;
-		finalise_stage_fn = arm_smmu_domain_finalise_s1;
+		finalise_stage_fn = arm_smmu_domain_finalise_cd;
 		break;
 	case ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_NESTED:
 	case ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_S2:
@@ -2443,14 +2426,6 @@ static int arm_smmu_attach_dev(struct iommu_domain *domain, struct device *dev)
 	} else if (smmu_domain->smmu != smmu) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_unlock;
-	} else if (smmu_domain->stage == ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_S1 &&
-		   master->ssid_bits != smmu_domain->cd_table.max_cds_bits) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	} else if (smmu_domain->stage == ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_S1 &&
-		   smmu_domain->cd_table.stall_enabled != master->stall_enabled) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	master->domain = smmu_domain;
@@ -2465,6 +2440,22 @@ static int arm_smmu_attach_dev(struct iommu_domain *domain, struct device *dev)
 	if (smmu_domain->stage != ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_BYPASS)
 		master->ats_enabled = arm_smmu_ats_supported(master);
 
+	if (smmu_domain->stage == ARM_SMMU_DOMAIN_S1) {
+		if (!master->cd_table.cdtab) {
+			ret = arm_smmu_alloc_cd_tables(master);
+			if (ret) {
+				master->domain = NULL;
+				goto out_unlock;
+			}
+		}
+
+		ret = arm_smmu_write_ctx_desc(master, 0, &smmu_domain->cd);
+		if (ret) {
+			master->domain = NULL;
+			goto out_unlock;
+		}
+	}
+
 	arm_smmu_install_ste_for_dev(master);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&smmu_domain->devices_lock, flags);
@@ -2719,6 +2710,8 @@ static void arm_smmu_release_device(struct device *dev)
 	arm_smmu_detach_dev(master);
 	arm_smmu_disable_pasid(master);
 	arm_smmu_remove_master(master);
+	if (master->cd_table.cdtab_dma)
+		arm_smmu_free_cd_tables(master);
 	kfree(master);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h
index 6066a09c01996..f2acfcc1af925 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ struct arm_smmu_master {
 	struct arm_smmu_domain		*domain;
 	struct list_head		domain_head;
 	struct arm_smmu_stream		*streams;
+	struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg	cd_table;
 	unsigned int			num_streams;
 	bool				ats_enabled;
 	bool				stall_enabled;
@@ -720,11 +721,8 @@ struct arm_smmu_domain {
 
 	enum arm_smmu_domain_stage	stage;
 	union {
-		struct {
 		struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc	cd;
-		struct arm_smmu_ctx_desc_cfg	cd_table;
-		};
-		struct arm_smmu_s2_cfg	s2_cfg;
+		struct arm_smmu_s2_cfg		s2_cfg;
 	};
 
 	struct iommu_domain		domain;
