diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
index 2cceebfb251e..3bac7dadf8d6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
@@ -181,12 +181,10 @@ static int parse_name(char **pname, const char *token)
 	if (len > 64)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	name = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	name = kstrdup(token, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	strcpy(name, token);
-
 	*pname = name;
 	return 0;
 }