diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index a36e7870b03e..57a79b0475f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -4652,24 +4652,18 @@ static ssize_t proc_write( struct file *file,
 			   size_t len,
 			   loff_t *offset )
 {
-	loff_t pos = *offset;
+	ssize_t ret;
 	struct proc_data *priv = file->private_data;
 
 	if (!priv->wbuffer)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (pos < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (pos >= priv->maxwritelen)
-		return 0;
-	if (len > priv->maxwritelen - pos)
-		len = priv->maxwritelen - pos;
-	if (copy_from_user(priv->wbuffer + pos, buffer, len))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	if ( pos + len > priv->writelen )
-		priv->writelen = len + file->f_pos;
-	*offset = pos + len;
-	return len;
+	ret = simple_write_to_buffer(priv->wbuffer, priv->maxwritelen, offset,
+					buffer, len);
+	if (ret > 0)
+		priv->writelen = max_t(int, priv->writelen, *offset);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int proc_status_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)