diff --git a/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c b/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c
index dd7fc6659ad4..365c4d987a01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c
@@ -1615,17 +1615,14 @@ static int rr_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 			return -EPERM;
 		}
 
-		image = kmalloc(EEPROM_WORDS * sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
-		oldimage = kmalloc(EEPROM_WORDS * sizeof(u32), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!image || !oldimage) {
-			error = -ENOMEM;
-			goto wf_out;
-		}
+		image = memdup_user(rq->ifr_data, EEPROM_BYTES);
+		if (IS_ERR(image))
+			return PTR_ERR(image);
 
-		error = copy_from_user(image, rq->ifr_data, EEPROM_BYTES);
-		if (error) {
-			error = -EFAULT;
-			goto wf_out;
+		oldimage = kmalloc(EEPROM_BYTES, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!oldimage) {
+			kfree(image);
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
 		if (rrpriv->fw_running){