diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.c b/drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.c
index b0c84c19f442..8b1b643a519b 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/bcm203x.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int bcm203x_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id
 
 	BT_DBG("firmware data %p size %zu", firmware->data, firmware->size);
 
-	data->fw_data = kmalloc(firmware->size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	data->fw_data = kmemdup(firmware->data, firmware->size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data->fw_data) {
 		BT_ERR("Can't allocate memory for firmware image");
 		release_firmware(firmware);
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static int bcm203x_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(data->fw_data, firmware->data, firmware->size);
 	data->fw_size = firmware->size;
 	data->fw_sent = 0;