diff --git a/include/net/scm.h b/include/net/scm.h
index 31656506d967..745460fa2f02 100644
--- a/include/net/scm.h
+++ b/include/net/scm.h
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 /* Well, we should have at least one descriptor open
  * to accept passed FDs 8)
  */
-#define SCM_MAX_FD	255
+#define SCM_MAX_FD	253
 
 struct scm_fp_list {
 	struct list_head	list;
-	int			count;
+	short			count;
+	short			max;
 	struct file		*fp[SCM_MAX_FD];
 };
 
diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
index 413cab89017d..bbe454450801 100644
--- a/net/core/scm.c
+++ b/net/core/scm.c
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ static int scm_fp_copy(struct cmsghdr *cmsg, struct scm_fp_list **fplp)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		*fplp = fpl;
 		fpl->count = 0;
+		fpl->max = SCM_MAX_FD;
 	}
 	fpp = &fpl->fp[fpl->count];
 
-	if (fpl->count + num > SCM_MAX_FD)
+	if (fpl->count + num > fpl->max)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
@@ -331,11 +332,12 @@ struct scm_fp_list *scm_fp_dup(struct scm_fp_list *fpl)
 	if (!fpl)
 		return NULL;
 
-	new_fpl = kmalloc(sizeof(*fpl), GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_fpl = kmemdup(fpl, offsetof(struct scm_fp_list, fp[fpl->count]),
+			  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (new_fpl) {
-		for (i=fpl->count-1; i>=0; i--)
+		for (i = 0; i < fpl->count; i++)
 			get_file(fpl->fp[i]);
-		memcpy(new_fpl, fpl, sizeof(*fpl));
+		new_fpl->max = new_fpl->count;
 	}
 	return new_fpl;
 }