diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c
index 252e246cf51e54b8ce5babe19507d32d1f3284b7..497b2e718a76ed8d0d33d84982b16b4ceb3d674a 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c
@@ -545,13 +545,13 @@ int iscsi_copy_param_list(
 	struct iscsi_param_list *src_param_list,
 	int leading)
 {
-	struct iscsi_param *new_param = NULL, *param = NULL;
+	struct iscsi_param *param = NULL;
+	struct iscsi_param *new_param = NULL;
 	struct iscsi_param_list *param_list = NULL;
 
 	param_list = kzalloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_param_list), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!param_list) {
-		pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for"
-				" struct iscsi_param_list.\n");
+		pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for struct iscsi_param_list.\n");
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&param_list->param_list);
@@ -567,8 +567,17 @@ int iscsi_copy_param_list(
 
 		new_param = kzalloc(sizeof(struct iscsi_param), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!new_param) {
-			pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for"
-				" struct iscsi_param.\n");
+			pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for struct iscsi_param.\n");
+			goto err_out;
+		}
+
+		new_param->name = kstrdup(param->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+		new_param->value = kstrdup(param->value, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!new_param->value || !new_param->name) {
+			kfree(new_param->value);
+			kfree(new_param->name);
+			kfree(new_param);
+			pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for parameter name/value.\n");
 			goto err_out;
 		}
 
@@ -580,32 +589,12 @@ int iscsi_copy_param_list(
 		new_param->use = param->use;
 		new_param->type_range = param->type_range;
 
-		new_param->name = kzalloc(strlen(param->name) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!new_param->name) {
-			pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for"
-				" parameter name.\n");
-			goto err_out;
-		}
-
-		new_param->value = kzalloc(strlen(param->value) + 1,
-				GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!new_param->value) {
-			pr_err("Unable to allocate memory for"
-				" parameter value.\n");
-			goto err_out;
-		}
-
-		memcpy(new_param->name, param->name, strlen(param->name));
-		new_param->name[strlen(param->name)] = '\0';
-		memcpy(new_param->value, param->value, strlen(param->value));
-		new_param->value[strlen(param->value)] = '\0';
-
 		list_add_tail(&new_param->p_list, &param_list->param_list);
 	}
 
-	if (!list_empty(&param_list->param_list))
+	if (!list_empty(&param_list->param_list)) {
 		*dst_param_list = param_list;
-	else {
+	} else {
 		pr_err("No parameters allocated.\n");
 		goto err_out;
 	}