diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h
index 8db3fdb6102e..2e7bffe9ae7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -94,7 +94,12 @@ static inline void syscall_get_arguments(struct task_struct *task,
 					 struct pt_regs *regs,
 					 unsigned long *args)
 {
-	memcpy(args, &regs->bx, 6 * sizeof(args[0]));
+	args[0] = regs->bx;
+	args[1] = regs->cx;
+	args[2] = regs->dx;
+	args[3] = regs->si;
+	args[4] = regs->di;
+	args[5] = regs->bp;
 }
 
 static inline void syscall_set_arguments(struct task_struct *task,