diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
index 3a98f75c5d7e..2da52145cb60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/debugfs.c
@@ -836,18 +836,12 @@ static ssize_t wil_write_file_wmi(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	u16 cmdid;
 	int rc, rc1;
 
-	if (cmdlen < 0)
+	if (cmdlen < 0 || *ppos != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	wmi = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!wmi)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rc = simple_write_to_buffer(wmi, len, ppos, buf, len);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		kfree(wmi);
-		return rc;
-	}
+	wmi = memdup_user(buf, len);
+	if (IS_ERR(wmi))
+		return PTR_ERR(wmi);
 
 	cmd = (cmdlen > 0) ? &wmi[1] : NULL;
 	cmdid = le16_to_cpu(wmi->command_id);