1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/au1100fb.c b/drivers/video/au1100fb.c
index 378f27745a1d..a699aab63820 100644
--- a/drivers/video/au1100fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/au1100fb.c
@@ -715,8 +715,11 @@ int au1100fb_setup(char *options)
                         }
                         /* Mode option (only option that start with digit) */
                         else if (isdigit(this_opt[0])) {
-                                mode = kmalloc(strlen(this_opt) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-                                strncpy(mode, this_opt, strlen(this_opt) + 1);
+                                mode = kstrdup(this_opt, GFP_KERNEL);
+                                if (!mode) {
+                                        print_err("memory allocation failed");
+                                        return -ENOMEM;
+                                }
                         }
                         /* Unsupported option */
                         else {