diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
index 944336e0d2e2f..cff918d8bcb54 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static int r871x_wx_set_priv(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct iw_point *dwrq = (struct iw_point *)awrq;
 
 	len = dwrq->length;
-	ext = memdup_user(dwrq->pointer, len);
+	ext = strndup_user(dwrq->pointer, len);
 	if (IS_ERR(ext))
 		return PTR_ERR(ext);