diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index ce76f490126c..396ebaebea3f 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ static long hung_timeout_jiffies(unsigned long last_checked,
  * Process updating of timeout sysctl
  */
 int proc_dohung_task_timeout_secs(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-				  void __user *buffer,
-				  size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+				  void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;