1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ipw.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ipw.c
index 2a4bb66691ad..d3b9a351cef8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ipw.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ipw.c
@@ -206,10 +206,9 @@ static int ipw_open(struct usb_serial_port *port, struct file *filp)
 
         dbg("%s", __FUNCTION__);
 
-        buf_flow_init = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+        buf_flow_init = kmemdup(buf_flow_static, 16, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!buf_flow_init)
                 return -ENOMEM;
-        memcpy(buf_flow_init, buf_flow_static, 16);
 
         if (port->tty)
                 port->tty->low_latency = 1;