diff --git a/drivers/apa102/apa102.c b/drivers/apa102/apa102.c
index f9cbacaf6f..1d529e47aa 100644
--- a/drivers/apa102/apa102.c
+++ b/drivers/apa102/apa102.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void apa102_init(apa102_t *dev, const apa102_params_t *params)
 {
     assert(dev && params);
 
-    memcpy(dev, params, sizeof(apa102_params_t));
+    *dev = *params;
 
     gpio_init(dev->data_pin, GPIO_OUT);
     gpio_init(dev->clk_pin, GPIO_OUT);