diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/400-rootfs_split.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/400-rootfs_split.patch
index b43ac9c5a6..88929fd3fa 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/400-rootfs_split.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.8/400-rootfs_split.patch
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  
  /*
   * MTD methods which simply translate the effective address and pass through
-@@ -613,6 +615,155 @@ int mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *m
+@@ -613,6 +615,144 @@ int mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *m
  }
  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_del_partition);
  
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 +
 +static int split_rootfs_data(struct mtd_info *master, struct mtd_info *rpart, const struct mtd_partition *part)
 +{
-+	struct mtd_partition *dpart;
++	struct mtd_partition dpart;
 +	struct mtd_part *slave = NULL;
 +	struct mtd_part *spart;
 +	int ret, split_offset = 0;
@@ -101,27 +101,16 @@
 +	if (split_offset <= 0)
 +		return 0;
 +
-+	dpart = kmalloc(sizeof(*part)+sizeof(ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME)+1, GFP_KERNEL);
-+	if (dpart == NULL) {
-+		printk(KERN_INFO "split_squashfs: no memory for partition \"%s\"\n",
-+			ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
-+		return -ENOMEM;
-+	}
++	memcpy(&dpart, part, sizeof(dpart));
++	dpart.name = ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME;
 +
-+	memcpy(dpart, part, sizeof(*part));
-+	dpart->name = (unsigned char *)&dpart[1];
-+	strcpy(dpart->name, ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
-+
-+	dpart->size = rpart->size - (split_offset - spart->offset);
-+	dpart->offset = split_offset;
-+
-+	if (dpart == NULL)
-+		return 1;
++	dpart.size = rpart->size - (split_offset - spart->offset);
++	dpart.offset = split_offset;
 +
 +	printk(KERN_INFO "mtd: partition \"%s\" created automatically, ofs=%llX, len=%llX \n",
-+		ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME, dpart->offset, dpart->size);
++		ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME, dpart.offset, dpart.size);
 +
-+	slave = allocate_partition(master, dpart, 0, split_offset);
++	slave = allocate_partition(master, &dpart, 0, split_offset);
 +	if (IS_ERR(slave))
 +		return PTR_ERR(slave);
 +	mutex_lock(&mtd_partitions_mutex);
@@ -191,7 +180,7 @@
  /*
   * This function, given a master MTD object and a partition table, creates
   * and registers slave MTD objects which are bound to the master according to
-@@ -629,6 +780,9 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -629,6 +769,9 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  	struct mtd_part *slave;
  	uint64_t cur_offset = 0;
  	int i;
@@ -201,7 +190,7 @@
  
  	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Creating %d MTD partitions on \"%s\":\n", nbparts, master->name);
  
-@@ -643,12 +797,53 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -643,12 +786,53 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  
  		add_mtd_device(&slave->mtd);
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/400-rootfs_split.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/400-rootfs_split.patch
index b43ac9c5a6..88929fd3fa 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/400-rootfs_split.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.9/400-rootfs_split.patch
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  
  /*
   * MTD methods which simply translate the effective address and pass through
-@@ -613,6 +615,155 @@ int mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *m
+@@ -613,6 +615,144 @@ int mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *m
  }
  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_del_partition);
  
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 +
 +static int split_rootfs_data(struct mtd_info *master, struct mtd_info *rpart, const struct mtd_partition *part)
 +{
-+	struct mtd_partition *dpart;
++	struct mtd_partition dpart;
 +	struct mtd_part *slave = NULL;
 +	struct mtd_part *spart;
 +	int ret, split_offset = 0;
@@ -101,27 +101,16 @@
 +	if (split_offset <= 0)
 +		return 0;
 +
-+	dpart = kmalloc(sizeof(*part)+sizeof(ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME)+1, GFP_KERNEL);
-+	if (dpart == NULL) {
-+		printk(KERN_INFO "split_squashfs: no memory for partition \"%s\"\n",
-+			ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
-+		return -ENOMEM;
-+	}
++	memcpy(&dpart, part, sizeof(dpart));
++	dpart.name = ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME;
 +
-+	memcpy(dpart, part, sizeof(*part));
-+	dpart->name = (unsigned char *)&dpart[1];
-+	strcpy(dpart->name, ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
-+
-+	dpart->size = rpart->size - (split_offset - spart->offset);
-+	dpart->offset = split_offset;
-+
-+	if (dpart == NULL)
-+		return 1;
++	dpart.size = rpart->size - (split_offset - spart->offset);
++	dpart.offset = split_offset;
 +
 +	printk(KERN_INFO "mtd: partition \"%s\" created automatically, ofs=%llX, len=%llX \n",
-+		ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME, dpart->offset, dpart->size);
++		ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME, dpart.offset, dpart.size);
 +
-+	slave = allocate_partition(master, dpart, 0, split_offset);
++	slave = allocate_partition(master, &dpart, 0, split_offset);
 +	if (IS_ERR(slave))
 +		return PTR_ERR(slave);
 +	mutex_lock(&mtd_partitions_mutex);
@@ -191,7 +180,7 @@
  /*
   * This function, given a master MTD object and a partition table, creates
   * and registers slave MTD objects which are bound to the master according to
-@@ -629,6 +780,9 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -629,6 +769,9 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  	struct mtd_part *slave;
  	uint64_t cur_offset = 0;
  	int i;
@@ -201,7 +190,7 @@
  
  	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Creating %d MTD partitions on \"%s\":\n", nbparts, master->name);
  
-@@ -643,12 +797,53 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -643,12 +786,53 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  
  		add_mtd_device(&slave->mtd);