diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 1b32e717099b..6b5300ca44a6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -936,12 +936,12 @@ static s32 handle_connect(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 	}
 
 	if (conn_attr->bssid) {
-		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid = kmalloc(6, GFP_KERNEL);
+		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid = kmemdup(conn_attr->bssid, 6,
+						      GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid) {
 			result = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
 		}
-		memcpy(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.bssid, conn_attr->bssid, 6);
 	}
 
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ssid_len = conn_attr->ssid_len;
@@ -960,15 +960,13 @@ static s32 handle_connect(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies_len = conn_attr->ies_len;
 	if (conn_attr->ies) {
-		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies = kmalloc(conn_attr->ies_len,
+		hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies = kmemdup(conn_attr->ies,
+						    conn_attr->ies_len,
 						    GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies) {
 			result = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
 		}
-		memcpy(hif_drv->usr_conn_req.ies,
-		       conn_attr->ies,
-		       conn_attr->ies_len);
 	}
 
 	hif_drv->usr_conn_req.security = conn_attr->security;