1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 000695c48583..6cabf6d8a751 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -906,13 +906,13 @@ struct sock *ax25_make_new(struct sock *osk, struct ax25_dev *ax25_dev)
         ax25->source_addr = oax25->source_addr;
 
         if (oax25->digipeat != NULL) {
-                if ((ax25->digipeat = kmalloc(sizeof(ax25_digi), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL) {
+                ax25->digipeat = kmemdup(oax25->digipeat, sizeof(ax25_digi),
+                                         GFP_ATOMIC);
+                if (ax25->digipeat == NULL) {
                         sk_free(sk);
                         ax25_cb_put(ax25);
                         return NULL;
                 }
-
-                memcpy(ax25->digipeat, oax25->digipeat, sizeof(ax25_digi));
         }
 
         sk->sk_protinfo = ax25;