diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index d7a4215..dc88bcf 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -231,14 +231,12 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static struct request *nbd_find_request(struct nbd_device *lo, char *handle)
+static struct request *nbd_find_request(struct nbd_device *lo,
+					struct request *xreq)
 {
 	struct request *req, *tmp;
-	struct request *xreq;
 	int err;
 
-	memcpy(&xreq, handle, sizeof(xreq));
-
 	err = wait_event_interruptible(lo->active_wq, lo->active_req != xreq);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		goto out;
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@
 		goto harderror;
 	}
 
-	req = nbd_find_request(lo, reply.handle);
+	req = nbd_find_request(lo, *(struct request **)reply.handle);
 	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(req))) {
 		result = PTR_ERR(req);
 		if (result != -ENOENT)