diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
index fe352a6a1630dd6f25b562e8d6d56daea96fd891..e87f51023ba4ef2d8db9640c44adb7d4396bd467 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/qat_asym_algs.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void qat_rsa_cb(struct icp_qat_fw_pke_resp *resp)
 	}
 
 	if (areq->dst_len != req->ctx->key_sz)
-		memcpy(areq->dst, ptr, areq->dst_len);
+		memmove(areq->dst, ptr, areq->dst_len);
 
 	akcipher_request_complete(areq, err);
 }