diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/rx.c
index e1184deca55900636257525f1b24e4bf0f20be1c..c02fcedea9fafc5e80375832d9e8bc7c70867317 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/rx.c
@@ -321,14 +321,14 @@ iwm_rx_ticket_node_alloc(struct iwm_priv *iwm, struct iwm_rx_ticket *ticket)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	ticket_node->ticket = kzalloc(sizeof(struct iwm_rx_ticket), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ticket_node->ticket = kmemdup(ticket, sizeof(struct iwm_rx_ticket),
+				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ticket_node->ticket) {
 		IWM_ERR(iwm, "Couldn't allocate RX ticket\n");
 		kfree(ticket_node);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(ticket_node->ticket, ticket, sizeof(struct iwm_rx_ticket));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ticket_node->node);
 
 	return ticket_node;