diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
index 7eccd6708d66..aca3132689cf 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ vmci_transport_packet_init(struct vmci_transport_packet *pkt,
 
 	case VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_WAITING_READ:
 	case VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_WAITING_WRITE:
-		memcpy(&pkt->u.wait, wait, sizeof(pkt->u.wait));
+		pkt->u.wait = *wait;
 		break;
 
 	case VMCI_TRANSPORT_PACKET_TYPE_REQUEST2: