diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/error_inject.c b/fs/cachefiles/error_inject.c
index 58f8aec964e467..18de8a876b02f6 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/error_inject.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/error_inject.c
@@ -22,18 +22,9 @@ static struct ctl_table cachefiles_sysctls[] = {
 	{}
 };
 
-static struct ctl_table cachefiles_sysctls_root[] = {
-	{
-		.procname	= "cachefiles",
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= cachefiles_sysctls,
-	},
-	{}
-};
-
 int __init cachefiles_register_error_injection(void)
 {
-	cachefiles_sysctl = register_sysctl_table(cachefiles_sysctls_root);
+	cachefiles_sysctl = register_sysctl("cachefiles", cachefiles_sysctls);
 	if (!cachefiles_sysctl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;