diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rfi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rfi.c
index 44344216a1a9..1954b4cdb90b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rfi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rfi.c
@@ -107,12 +107,10 @@ struct iwl_rfi_freq_table_resp_cmd *iwl_rfi_get_freq_table(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(iwl_rx_packet_payload_len(cmd.resp_pkt) != resp_size))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 
-	resp = kzalloc(resp_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	resp = kmemdup(cmd.resp_pkt->data, resp_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!resp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	memcpy(resp, cmd.resp_pkt->data, resp_size);
-
 	iwl_free_resp(&cmd);
 	return resp;
 }