diff --git a/drivers/xbee/xbee.c b/drivers/xbee/xbee.c
index fb9985896d0739c1e177a9922a2612f7b9c80291..1b4b8843c7346d167e01386785f689e97338d4a7 100644
--- a/drivers/xbee/xbee.c
+++ b/drivers/xbee/xbee.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ void xbee_setup(xbee_t *dev, const xbee_params_t *params)
     dev->context = dev;
 
     /* set peripherals to use */
-    memcpy(&dev->p, params, sizeof(xbee_params_t));
+    dev->p = *params;
 
     /* initialize pins */
     if (dev->p.pin_reset != GPIO_UNDEF) {