diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pwc/pwc-if.c b/drivers/media/usb/pwc/pwc-if.c
index 21c15233c6ae1556384add1f5a994b98e4bf9c56..5ec15cb1ed2608aeb5e7a58f2f9d00e0e558be90 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pwc/pwc-if.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pwc/pwc-if.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static int usb_pwc_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id
 	}
 
 	/* Init video_device structure */
-	memcpy(&pdev->vdev, &pwc_template, sizeof(pwc_template));
+	pdev->vdev = pwc_template;
 	strcpy(pdev->vdev.name, name);
 	pdev->vdev.queue = &pdev->vb_queue;
 	pdev->vdev.queue->lock = &pdev->vb_queue_lock;