diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c
index d1d8224c8800..a0ad1f3a69f7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_datagram.c
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ int vmci_datagram_invoke_guest_handler(struct vmci_datagram *dg)
 
 		dg_info->in_dg_host_queue = false;
 		dg_info->entry = dst_entry;
-		memcpy(&dg_info->msg, dg, VMCI_DG_SIZE(dg));
+		dg_info->msg = *dg;
+		memcpy(&dg_info->msg_payload, dg + 1, dg->payload_size);
 
 		INIT_WORK(&dg_info->work, dg_delayed_dispatch);
 		schedule_work(&dg_info->work);