diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index 7f39e36..1c33a77 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@
 
 		left = 0;
 
-		list = kzalloc(dma_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		list = kmemdup(pmap, dma_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!list) {
 			ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x1140,
 			    "%s(%ld): failed to allocate node names list "
@@ -1328,7 +1328,6 @@
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 
-		memcpy(list, pmap, dma_size);
 restart:
 		dma_free_coherent(&ha->pdev->dev, dma_size, pmap, pmap_dma);
 	}