diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
index 50a3403..14c00dd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
@@ -335,7 +335,13 @@ static int parse_cmdline_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
 				}
 				offset += part->parts[i].size;
 			}
-			*pparts = part->parts;
+
+			*pparts = kmalloc(sizeof (struct mtd_partition) * part->num_parts, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!*pparts)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			memcpy(*pparts, part->parts, sizeof (struct mtd_partition) * part->num_parts);
+
 			return part->num_parts;
 		}
 	}