diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
index 76217bbef815..4629a6104474 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -299,15 +299,13 @@ int perf_uprobe_init(struct perf_event *p_event,
 
 	if (!p_event->attr.uprobe_path)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	path = kzalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!path)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	ret = strncpy_from_user(
-		path, u64_to_user_ptr(p_event->attr.uprobe_path), PATH_MAX);
-	if (ret == PATH_MAX)
-		return -E2BIG;
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+
+	path = strndup_user(u64_to_user_ptr(p_event->attr.uprobe_path),
+			    PATH_MAX);
+	if (IS_ERR(path)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(path);
+		return (ret == -EINVAL) ? -E2BIG : ret;
+	}
 	if (path[0] == '\0') {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;