diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index c928190666ac..ae623cd04d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
 	case FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO:
 		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
 			return -ENODEV;
-		fix = info->fix;
+		memcpy(&fix, &info->fix, sizeof(fix));
 		unlock_fb_info(info);
 
 		ret = copy_to_user(argp, &fix, sizeof(fix)) ? -EFAULT : 0;