diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index 2382c6c46851..6885d2ded53a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -3650,7 +3650,7 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_send_action_cmd(struct wmi *wmi, u8 if_idx, u32 id,
 	if (wait)
 		return -EINVAL; /* Offload for wait not supported */
 
-	buf = kmalloc(data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kmemdup(data, data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -3661,7 +3661,6 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_send_action_cmd(struct wmi *wmi, u8 if_idx, u32 id,
 	}
 
 	kfree(wmi->last_mgmt_tx_frame);
-	memcpy(buf, data, data_len);
 	wmi->last_mgmt_tx_frame = buf;
 	wmi->last_mgmt_tx_frame_len = data_len;
 
@@ -3689,7 +3688,7 @@ static int __ath6kl_wmi_send_mgmt_cmd(struct wmi *wmi, u8 if_idx, u32 id,
 	if (wait)
 		return -EINVAL; /* Offload for wait not supported */
 
-	buf = kmalloc(data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kmemdup(data, data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -3700,7 +3699,6 @@ static int __ath6kl_wmi_send_mgmt_cmd(struct wmi *wmi, u8 if_idx, u32 id,
 	}
 
 	kfree(wmi->last_mgmt_tx_frame);
-	memcpy(buf, data, data_len);
 	wmi->last_mgmt_tx_frame = buf;
 	wmi->last_mgmt_tx_frame_len = data_len;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/queue.c b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/queue.c
index 14133eedb3b6..12952b1c29df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/queue.c
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ static void cw1200_queue_register_post_gc(struct list_head *gc_list,
 					  struct cw1200_queue_item *item)
 {
 	struct cw1200_queue_item *gc_item;
-	gc_item = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cw1200_queue_item),
+	gc_item = kmemdup(item, sizeof(struct cw1200_queue_item),
 			GFP_ATOMIC);
 	BUG_ON(!gc_item);
-	memcpy(gc_item, item, sizeof(struct cw1200_queue_item));
 	list_add_tail(&gc_item->head, gc_list);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index 547ad538d8b6..123afbe10f44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ int wl1271_rx_filter_alloc_field(struct wl12xx_rx_filter *filter,
 
 	field = &filter->fields[filter->num_fields];
 
-	field->pattern = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	field->pattern = kmemdup(pattern, len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!field->pattern) {
 		wl1271_warning("Failed to allocate RX filter pattern");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1445,7 +1445,6 @@ int wl1271_rx_filter_alloc_field(struct wl12xx_rx_filter *filter,
 	field->offset = cpu_to_le16(offset);
 	field->flags = flags;
 	field->len = len;
-	memcpy(field->pattern, pattern, len);
 
 	return 0;
 }