diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 3bdd4b1..5836289 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -3893,36 +3893,6 @@
 		vc->vc_sw->con_set_palette(vc, color_table);
 }
 
-static int set_get_cmap(unsigned char __user *arg, int set)
-{
-    int i, j, k;
-
-    WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED();
-
-    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
-	if (set) {
-	    get_user(default_red[i], arg++);
-	    get_user(default_grn[i], arg++);
-	    get_user(default_blu[i], arg++);
-	} else {
-	    put_user(default_red[i], arg++);
-	    put_user(default_grn[i], arg++);
-	    put_user(default_blu[i], arg++);
-	}
-    if (set) {
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++)
-	    if (vc_cons_allocated(i)) {
-		for (j = k = 0; j < 16; j++) {
-		    vc_cons[i].d->vc_palette[k++] = default_red[j];
-		    vc_cons[i].d->vc_palette[k++] = default_grn[j];
-		    vc_cons[i].d->vc_palette[k++] = default_blu[j];
-		}
-		set_palette(vc_cons[i].d);
-	    }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Load palette into the DAC registers. arg points to a colour
  * map, 3 bytes per colour, 16 colours, range from 0 to 255.
@@ -3930,24 +3900,50 @@
 
 int con_set_cmap(unsigned char __user *arg)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int i, j, k;
+	unsigned char colormap[3*16];
+
+	if (copy_from_user(colormap, arg, sizeof(colormap)))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
 	console_lock();
-	rc = set_get_cmap (arg,1);
+	for (i = k = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+		default_red[i] = colormap[k++];
+		default_grn[i] = colormap[k++];
+		default_blu[i] = colormap[k++];
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_CONSOLES; i++) {
+		if (!vc_cons_allocated(i))
+			continue;
+		for (j = k = 0; j < 16; j++) {
+			vc_cons[i].d->vc_palette[k++] = default_red[j];
+			vc_cons[i].d->vc_palette[k++] = default_grn[j];
+			vc_cons[i].d->vc_palette[k++] = default_blu[j];
+		}
+		set_palette(vc_cons[i].d);
+	}
 	console_unlock();
 
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int con_get_cmap(unsigned char __user *arg)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int i, k;
+	unsigned char colormap[3*16];
 
 	console_lock();
-	rc = set_get_cmap (arg,0);
+	for (i = k = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+		colormap[k++] = default_red[i];
+		colormap[k++] = default_grn[i];
+		colormap[k++] = default_blu[i];
+	}
 	console_unlock();
 
-	return rc;
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, colormap, sizeof(colormap)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void reset_palette(struct vc_data *vc)