diff --git a/drivers/bmx055/bmx055.c b/drivers/bmx055/bmx055.c
index 2a8c17d5cd..244e0b5450 100644
--- a/drivers/bmx055/bmx055.c
+++ b/drivers/bmx055/bmx055.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int bmx055_init(bmx055_t *dev, const bmx055_params_t *params)
 
     uint8_t tmp;
 
-    memcpy(&dev->p, params, sizeof(bmx055_params_t));
+    dev->p = *params;
 
     /* bring magnetometer from suspend mode to sleep mode just in case
      * and try to read magnetometer id