diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
index 32ae6c6..3336e57 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
@@ -774,7 +774,6 @@
 	struct fcoe_port *port;
 	struct net_device *realdev;
 	int rc;
-	struct netdev_fcoe_hbainfo fdmi;
 
 	port = lport_priv(lport);
 	fcoe = port->priv;
@@ -788,9 +787,13 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (realdev->netdev_ops->ndo_fcoe_get_hbainfo) {
-		memset(&fdmi, 0, sizeof(fdmi));
+		struct netdev_fcoe_hbainfo *fdmi;
+		fdmi = kzalloc(sizeof(*fdmi), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!fdmi)
+			return;
+
 		rc = realdev->netdev_ops->ndo_fcoe_get_hbainfo(realdev,
-							       &fdmi);
+							       fdmi);
 		if (rc) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "fcoe: Failed to retrieve FDMI "
 					"information from netdev.\n");
@@ -800,38 +803,39 @@
 		snprintf(fc_host_serial_number(lport->host),
 			 FC_SERIAL_NUMBER_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.serial_number);
+			 fdmi->serial_number);
 		snprintf(fc_host_manufacturer(lport->host),
 			 FC_SERIAL_NUMBER_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.manufacturer);
+			 fdmi->manufacturer);
 		snprintf(fc_host_model(lport->host),
 			 FC_SYMBOLIC_NAME_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.model);
+			 fdmi->model);
 		snprintf(fc_host_model_description(lport->host),
 			 FC_SYMBOLIC_NAME_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.model_description);
+			 fdmi->model_description);
 		snprintf(fc_host_hardware_version(lport->host),
 			 FC_VERSION_STRING_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.hardware_version);
+			 fdmi->hardware_version);
 		snprintf(fc_host_driver_version(lport->host),
 			 FC_VERSION_STRING_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.driver_version);
+			 fdmi->driver_version);
 		snprintf(fc_host_optionrom_version(lport->host),
 			 FC_VERSION_STRING_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.optionrom_version);
+			 fdmi->optionrom_version);
 		snprintf(fc_host_firmware_version(lport->host),
 			 FC_VERSION_STRING_SIZE,
 			 "%s",
-			 fdmi.firmware_version);
+			 fdmi->firmware_version);
 
 		/* Enable FDMI lport states */
 		lport->fdmi_enabled = 1;
+		kfree(fdmi);
 	} else {
 		lport->fdmi_enabled = 0;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "fcoe: No FDMI support.\n");