1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/vio.c
index 00b6730bc48f..b6db7cef83b4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/vio.c
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ static struct device_node *new_node(const char *path,
 
         if (!np)
                 return NULL;
-        np->full_name = kmalloc(strlen(path) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+        np->full_name = kstrdup(path, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!np->full_name) {
                 kfree(np);
                 return NULL;
         }
-        strcpy(np->full_name, path);
         of_node_set_flag(np, OF_DYNAMIC);
         kref_init(&np->kref);
         np->parent = of_node_get(parent);