diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
index d33693c13368..c4b117f5fb70 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_config.c
@@ -186,14 +186,9 @@ static int i2o_cfg_parms(unsigned long arg, unsigned int type)
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	ops = kmalloc(kcmd.oplen, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ops)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(ops, kcmd.opbuf, kcmd.oplen)) {
-		kfree(ops);
-		return -EFAULT;
-	}
+	ops = memdup_user(kcmd.opbuf, kcmd.oplen);
+	if (IS_ERR(ops))
+		return PTR_ERR(ops);
 
 	/*
 	 * It's possible to have a _very_ large table