diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index ef0508945267..df658eacbe58 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -448,11 +448,6 @@ xfs_attrmulti_by_handle(
 		goto out_dput;
 	}
 
-	error = -ENOMEM;
-	attr_name = kmalloc(MAXNAMELEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!attr_name)
-		goto out_kfree_ops;
-
 	error = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < am_hreq.opcount; i++) {
 		if ((ops[i].am_flags & ATTR_ROOT) &&
@@ -462,12 +457,11 @@ xfs_attrmulti_by_handle(
 		}
 		ops[i].am_flags &= ~ATTR_KERNEL_FLAGS;
 
-		ops[i].am_error = strncpy_from_user((char *)attr_name,
-				ops[i].am_attrname, MAXNAMELEN);
-		if (ops[i].am_error == 0 || ops[i].am_error == MAXNAMELEN)
-			error = -ERANGE;
-		if (ops[i].am_error < 0)
+		attr_name = strndup_user(ops[i].am_attrname, MAXNAMELEN);
+		if (IS_ERR(attr_name)) {
+			ops[i].am_error = PTR_ERR(attr_name);
 			break;
+		}
 
 		switch (ops[i].am_opcode) {
 		case ATTR_OP_GET:
@@ -498,13 +492,12 @@ xfs_attrmulti_by_handle(
 		default:
 			ops[i].am_error = -EINVAL;
 		}
+		kfree(attr_name);
 	}
 
 	if (copy_to_user(am_hreq.ops, ops, size))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 
-	kfree(attr_name);
- out_kfree_ops:
 	kfree(ops);
  out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c
index e085f304e539..936c2f62fb6c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c
@@ -445,11 +445,6 @@ xfs_compat_attrmulti_by_handle(
 		goto out_dput;
 	}
 
-	error = -ENOMEM;
-	attr_name = kmalloc(MAXNAMELEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!attr_name)
-		goto out_kfree_ops;
-
 	error = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < am_hreq.opcount; i++) {
 		if ((ops[i].am_flags & ATTR_ROOT) &&
@@ -459,13 +454,12 @@ xfs_compat_attrmulti_by_handle(
 		}
 		ops[i].am_flags &= ~ATTR_KERNEL_FLAGS;
 
-		ops[i].am_error = strncpy_from_user((char *)attr_name,
-				compat_ptr(ops[i].am_attrname),
+		attr_name = strndup_user(compat_ptr(ops[i].am_attrname),
 				MAXNAMELEN);
-		if (ops[i].am_error == 0 || ops[i].am_error == MAXNAMELEN)
-			error = -ERANGE;
-		if (ops[i].am_error < 0)
+		if (IS_ERR(attr_name)) {
+			ops[i].am_error = PTR_ERR(attr_name);
 			break;
+		}
 
 		switch (ops[i].am_opcode) {
 		case ATTR_OP_GET:
@@ -496,13 +490,12 @@ xfs_compat_attrmulti_by_handle(
 		default:
 			ops[i].am_error = -EINVAL;
 		}
+		kfree(attr_name);
 	}
 
 	if (copy_to_user(compat_ptr(am_hreq.ops), ops, size))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 
-	kfree(attr_name);
- out_kfree_ops:
 	kfree(ops);
  out_dput:
 	dput(dentry);