diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
index f6b3a94e97bf..9d67f11422ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/de2104x.c
@@ -1906,9 +1906,7 @@ fill_defaults:
 			de->media[i].csr15 = t21041_csr15[i];
 	}
 
-	de->ee_data = kmalloc(DE_EEPROM_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (de->ee_data)
-		memcpy(de->ee_data, &ee_data[0], DE_EEPROM_SIZE);
+	de->ee_data = kmemdup(&ee_data[0], DE_EEPROM_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
index 4e4eaa2a99ca..5bf4d4119c3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2100.c
@@ -7568,11 +7568,10 @@ static int ipw2100_wx_set_genie(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (wrqu->data.length) {
-		buf = kmalloc(wrqu->data.length, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmemdup(extra, wrqu->data.length, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (buf == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		memcpy(buf, extra, wrqu->data.length);
 		kfree(ieee->wpa_ie);
 		ieee->wpa_ie = buf;
 		ieee->wpa_ie_len = wrqu->data.length;