diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 61e4b2d76b3e..bd637a667299 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -585,14 +585,12 @@ static int rtw_set_wpa_ie(struct adapter *padapter, char *pie, unsigned short ie
 	}
 
 	if (ielen) {
-		buf = kzalloc(ielen, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmemdup(pie, ielen, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!buf) {
 			ret =  -ENOMEM;
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
-		memcpy(buf, pie, ielen);
-
 		/* dump */
 		{
 			int i;