diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
index f6b911cc3923a1958f9c393a94799a879c4aa8d9..3a4b58730f5fbcf45e8a586b2005e3b4b9688eda 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/hostaudio_kern.c
@@ -105,13 +105,9 @@ static ssize_t hostaudio_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "hostaudio: write called, count = %d\n", count);
 #endif
 
-	kbuf = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (kbuf == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	err = -EFAULT;
-	if (copy_from_user(kbuf, buffer, count))
-		goto out;
+	kbuf = memdup_user(buffer, count);
+	if (IS_ERR(kbuf))
+		return PTR_ERR(kbuf);
 
 	err = os_write_file(state->fd, kbuf, count);
 	if (err < 0)