diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c
index 06f03a5fe9bd..ca1be7305524 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6core.c
@@ -105,12 +105,10 @@ static int q6core_callback(struct apr_device *adev, struct apr_resp_pkt *data)
 		bytes = sizeof(*fwk) + fwk->num_services *
 				sizeof(fwk->svc_api_info[0]);
 
-		core->fwk_version = kzalloc(bytes, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		core->fwk_version = kmemdup(data->payload, bytes, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!core->fwk_version)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		memcpy(core->fwk_version, data->payload, bytes);
-
 		core->fwk_version_supported = true;
 		core->resp_received = true;
 
@@ -124,12 +122,10 @@ static int q6core_callback(struct apr_device *adev, struct apr_resp_pkt *data)
 
 		len = sizeof(*v) + v->num_services * sizeof(v->svc_api_info[0]);
 
-		core->svc_version = kzalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		core->svc_version = kmemdup(data->payload, len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!core->svc_version)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		memcpy(core->svc_version, data->payload, len);
-
 		core->get_version_supported = true;
 		core->resp_received = true;