diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
index ab775a5d5b331..d2c5747e3ac92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
@@ -1472,9 +1472,7 @@ struct brcms_timer *brcms_init_timer(struct brcms_info *wl,
 	wl->timers = t;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	t->name = kmalloc(strlen(name) + 1, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (t->name)
-		strcpy(t->name, name);
+	t->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_ATOMIC);
 #endif
 
 	return t;