diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.h b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.h
index 38bf4168..9372656f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.h
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@
 	unsigned int lookaround_rate_mrr;
 };
 
+struct minstrel_debugfs_info {
+	size_t len;
+	char buf[];
+};
+
 void minstrel_add_sta_debugfs(void *priv, void *priv_sta, struct dentry *dir);
 void minstrel_remove_sta_debugfs(void *priv, void *priv_sta);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_debugfs.c
index a715d94..3e83402 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_debugfs.c
@@ -52,21 +52,15 @@
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include "rc80211_minstrel.h"
 
-struct minstrel_stats_info {
-	struct minstrel_sta_info *mi;
-	char buf[4096];
-	size_t len;
-};
-
 static int
 minstrel_stats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = inode->i_private;
-	struct minstrel_stats_info *ms;
+	struct minstrel_debugfs_info *ms;
 	unsigned int i, tp, prob, eprob;
 	char *p;
 
-	ms = kmalloc(sizeof(*ms), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ms = kmalloc(sizeof(*ms) + 4096, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ms)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -107,35 +101,18 @@
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-minstrel_stats_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *o)
+minstrel_stats_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct minstrel_stats_info *ms;
-	char *src;
+	struct minstrel_debugfs_info *ms;
 
 	ms = file->private_data;
-	src = ms->buf;
-
-	len = min(len, ms->len);
-	if (len <= *o)
-		return 0;
-
-	src += *o;
-	len -= *o;
-	*o += len;
-
-	if (copy_to_user(buf, src, len))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	return len;
+	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, len, ppos, ms->buf, ms->len);
 }
 
 static int
 minstrel_stats_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct minstrel_stats_info *ms = file->private_data;
-
-	kfree(ms);
-
+	kfree(file->private_data);
 	return 0;
 }