diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index e0936510fa348..0acfafb73db1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -3590,10 +3590,9 @@ static int ucc_geth_probe(struct platform_device* ofdev)
 	if ((ucc_num < 0) || (ucc_num > 7))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ug_info = kmalloc(sizeof(*ug_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ug_info = kmemdup(&ugeth_primary_info, sizeof(*ug_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ug_info == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	memcpy(ug_info, &ugeth_primary_info, sizeof(*ug_info));
 
 	ug_info->uf_info.ucc_num = ucc_num;