diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c b/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c
index 7d52173073d6..bafcb3982274 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23885-dvb.c
@@ -1474,8 +1474,9 @@ static int dvb_register(struct cx23885_tsport *port)
 		if (fe0->dvb.frontend != NULL) {
 			struct i2c_adapter *tun_i2c;
 
-			fe0->dvb.frontend->sec_priv = kmalloc(sizeof(dib7000p_ops), GFP_KERNEL);
-			memcpy(fe0->dvb.frontend->sec_priv, &dib7000p_ops, sizeof(dib7000p_ops));
+			fe0->dvb.frontend->sec_priv = kmemdup(&dib7000p_ops, sizeof(dib7000p_ops), GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!fe0->dvb.frontend->sec_priv)
+				return -ENOMEM;
 			tun_i2c = dib7000p_ops.get_i2c_master(fe0->dvb.frontend, DIBX000_I2C_INTERFACE_TUNER, 1);
 			if (!dvb_attach(dib0070_attach, fe0->dvb.frontend, tun_i2c, &dib7070p_dib0070_config))
 				return -ENODEV;