1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ezusb.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ezusb.c
index 5169c2d154ab..97ee718b1da2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ezusb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ezusb.c
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ int ezusb_writememory (struct usb_serial *serial, int address, unsigned char *da
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
 
-        transfer_buffer =  kmalloc (length, GFP_KERNEL);
+        transfer_buffer = kmemdup(data, length, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!transfer_buffer) {
                 dev_err(&serial->dev->dev, "%s - kmalloc(%d) failed.\n", __FUNCTION__, length);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        memcpy (transfer_buffer, data, length);
         result = usb_control_msg (serial->dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(serial->dev, 0), bRequest, 0x40, address, 0, transfer_buffer, length, 3000);
         kfree (transfer_buffer);
         return result;