diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/reconfig.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/reconfig.c
index 1a58637bcea5..57ddbb43b33a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/reconfig.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/reconfig.c
@@ -118,12 +118,10 @@ static int pSeries_reconfig_add_node(const char *path, struct property *proplist
 	if (!np)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	np->full_name = kmalloc(strlen(path) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	np->full_name = kstrdup(path, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!np->full_name)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	strcpy(np->full_name, path);
-
 	np->properties = proplist;
 	of_node_set_flag(np, OF_DYNAMIC);
 	kref_init(&np->kref);