diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 0d17ec9df692..c2c710c14a50 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1980,14 +1980,12 @@ struct cfg80211_wowlan_wakeup {
 
 /**
  * struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data - rekey data
- * @kek: key encryption key
- * @kck: key confirmation key
- * @replay_ctr: replay counter
+ * @kek: key encryption key (NL80211_KEK_LEN bytes)
+ * @kck: key confirmation key (NL80211_KCK_LEN bytes)
+ * @replay_ctr: replay counter (NL80211_REPLAY_CTR_LEN bytes)
  */
 struct cfg80211_gtk_rekey_data {
-	u8 kek[NL80211_KEK_LEN];
-	u8 kck[NL80211_KCK_LEN];
-	u8 replay_ctr[NL80211_REPLAY_CTR_LEN];
+	const u8 *kek, *kck, *replay_ctr;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index e388a9f28895..bebdf3d0ae75 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -8959,13 +8959,9 @@ static int nl80211_set_rekey_data(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (nla_len(tb[NL80211_REKEY_DATA_KCK]) != NL80211_KCK_LEN)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	memcpy(rekey_data.kek, nla_data(tb[NL80211_REKEY_DATA_KEK]),
-	       NL80211_KEK_LEN);
-	memcpy(rekey_data.kck, nla_data(tb[NL80211_REKEY_DATA_KCK]),
-	       NL80211_KCK_LEN);
-	memcpy(rekey_data.replay_ctr,
-	       nla_data(tb[NL80211_REKEY_DATA_REPLAY_CTR]),
-	       NL80211_REPLAY_CTR_LEN);
+	rekey_data.kek = nla_data(tb[NL80211_REKEY_DATA_KEK]);
+	rekey_data.kck = nla_data(tb[NL80211_REKEY_DATA_KCK]);
+	rekey_data.replay_ctr = nla_data(tb[NL80211_REKEY_DATA_REPLAY_CTR]);
 
 	wdev_lock(wdev);
 	if (!wdev->current_bss) {