diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
index 6c8dcf7..aec931e 100644
--- a/fs/posix_acl.c
+++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@
 	if (acl) {
 		int size = sizeof(struct posix_acl) + acl->a_count *
 		           sizeof(struct posix_acl_entry);
-		clone = kmalloc(size, flags);
-		if (clone) {
-			memcpy(clone, acl, size);
+		clone = kmemdup(acl, size, flags);
+		if (clone)
 			atomic_set(&clone->a_refcount, 1);
-		}
 	}
 	return clone;
 }