diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 7e007cf12cb2..b28e7a220d56 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -498,11 +498,17 @@ static int sta_info_insert_finish(struct sta_info *sta) __acquires(RCU)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sta->local;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
-	struct station_info sinfo;
+	struct station_info *sinfo;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&local->sta_mtx);
 
+	sinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct station_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sinfo) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
 	/* check if STA exists already */
 	if (sta_info_get_bss(sdata, sta->sta.addr)) {
 		err = -EEXIST;
@@ -533,10 +539,9 @@ static int sta_info_insert_finish(struct sta_info *sta) __acquires(RCU)
 	ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add(sta);
 	rate_control_add_sta_debugfs(sta);
 
-	memset(&sinfo, 0, sizeof(sinfo));
-	sinfo.filled = 0;
-	sinfo.generation = local->sta_generation;
-	cfg80211_new_sta(sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr, &sinfo, GFP_KERNEL);
+	sinfo->generation = local->sta_generation;
+	cfg80211_new_sta(sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr, sinfo, GFP_KERNEL);
+	kfree(sinfo);
 
 	sta_dbg(sdata, "Inserted STA %pM\n", sta->sta.addr);
 
@@ -897,7 +902,7 @@ static void __sta_info_destroy_part2(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sta->local;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
-	struct station_info sinfo = {};
+	struct station_info *sinfo;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -935,8 +940,11 @@ static void __sta_info_destroy_part2(struct sta_info *sta)
 
 	sta_dbg(sdata, "Removed STA %pM\n", sta->sta.addr);
 
-	sta_set_sinfo(sta, &sinfo);
-	cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr, &sinfo, GFP_KERNEL);
+	sinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(*sinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (sinfo)
+		sta_set_sinfo(sta, sinfo);
+	cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr, sinfo, GFP_KERNEL);
+	kfree(sinfo);
 
 	rate_control_remove_sta_debugfs(sta);
 	ieee80211_sta_debugfs_remove(sta);