diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 81a79a7..d894989 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static void __init setup_boot_config(void)
 	const char *msg;
 	int pos;
 	u32 size, csum;
-	char *data, *copy, *err;
+	char *data, *err;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Cut out the bootconfig data even if we have no bootconfig option */
@@ -442,16 +442,7 @@ static void __init setup_boot_config(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	copy = memblock_alloc(size + 1, SMP_CACHE_BYTES);
-	if (!copy) {
-		pr_err("Failed to allocate memory for bootconfig\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	memcpy(copy, data, size);
-	copy[size] = '\0';
-
-	ret = xbc_init(copy, &msg, &pos);
+	ret = xbc_init(data, size, &msg, &pos);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (pos < 0)
 			pr_err("Failed to init bootconfig: %s.\n", msg);