diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 2a653137a9ea..af7f87f27630 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -3835,7 +3835,7 @@ int ufshcd_read_string_desc(struct ufs_hba *hba, u8 desc_index, u8 **buf, enum u
 		str[ret++] = '\0';
 
 	} else {
-		str = kmemdup(uc_str, uc_str->len, GFP_KERNEL);
+		str = kmemdup(uc_str->uc, uc_str->len, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!str) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;