diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
index 18e325ce6542..aa5847a16713 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_log.c
@@ -418,16 +418,17 @@ static int nf_log_proc_dostring(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 {
 	const struct nf_logger *logger;
 	char buf[NFLOGGER_NAME_LEN];
-	size_t size = *lenp;
 	int r = 0;
 	int tindex = (unsigned long)table->extra1;
 	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
 
 	if (write) {
-		if (size > sizeof(buf))
-			size = sizeof(buf);
-		if (copy_from_user(buf, buffer, size))
-			return -EFAULT;
+		struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
+
+		tmp.data = buf;
+		r = proc_dostring(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+		if (r)
+			return r;
 
 		if (!strcmp(buf, "NONE")) {
 			nf_log_unbind_pf(net, tindex);