diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c
index d3d1936057b48404f440c94d8ac853d7d92975aa..e352047ed9f7a8d6d8ec0a70a688c1efadbfdf9d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_3590.c
@@ -312,15 +312,10 @@ static int tape_3592_ioctl_kekl_set(struct tape_device *device,
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	if (!crypt_enabled(device))
 		return -EUNATCH;
-	ext_kekls = kmalloc(sizeof(*ext_kekls), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ext_kekls)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (copy_from_user(ext_kekls, (char __user *)arg, sizeof(*ext_kekls))) {
-		rc = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	ext_kekls = memdup_user((char __user *)arg, sizeof(*ext_kekls));
+	if (IS_ERR(ext_kekls))
+		return PTR_ERR(ext_kekls);
 	rc = tape_3592_kekl_set(device, ext_kekls);
-out:
 	kfree(ext_kekls);
 	return rc;
 }