diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index b81aa6d7dc45..7fd5e04755ea 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ static void tls_sw_free_resources(struct sock *sk)
 
 int tls_set_sw_offload(struct sock *sk, struct tls_context *ctx)
 {
-	char keyval[TLS_CIPHER_AES_GCM_128_KEY_SIZE];
 	struct tls_crypto_info *crypto_info;
 	struct tls12_crypto_info_aes_gcm_128 *gcm_128_info;
 	struct tls_sw_context *sw_ctx;
@@ -753,9 +752,7 @@ int tls_set_sw_offload(struct sock *sk, struct tls_context *ctx)
 
 	ctx->push_pending_record = tls_sw_push_pending_record;
 
-	memcpy(keyval, gcm_128_info->key, TLS_CIPHER_AES_GCM_128_KEY_SIZE);
-
-	rc = crypto_aead_setkey(sw_ctx->aead_send, keyval,
+	rc = crypto_aead_setkey(sw_ctx->aead_send, gcm_128_info->key,
 				TLS_CIPHER_AES_GCM_128_KEY_SIZE);
 	if (rc)
 		goto free_aead;