diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index e620ba8271b4bc4e5d71edbd8f787a2c14eecf0b..2f3e40ec86a011b66247389e9d848abf50575949 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -399,9 +399,10 @@ nouveau_connector_detect_lvds(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 		struct edid *edid =
 			(struct edid *)nouveau_bios_embedded_edid(dev);
 		if (edid) {
-			nv_connector->edid = kmalloc(EDID_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
-			*(nv_connector->edid) = *edid;
-			status = connector_status_connected;
+			nv_connector->edid =
+					kmemdup(edid, EDID_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (nv_connector->edid)
+				status = connector_status_connected;
 		}
 	}