diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
index 5d3a7af9ba9b..8aaaaef99f09 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_local_storage.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bpf_selem_alloc(struct bpf_local_storage_map *smap, void *owner,
 	selem = kzalloc(smap->elem_size, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	if (selem) {
 		if (value)
-			memcpy(SDATA(selem)->data, value, smap->map.value_size);
+			copy_map_value(&smap->map, SDATA(selem)->data, value);
 		return selem;
 	}