diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c b/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c
index 9141ed4c52e9..5300c6867d5e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c
@@ -335,16 +335,6 @@ static struct ctl_table cmm_table[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static struct ctl_table cmm_dir_table[] = {
-	{
-		.procname	= "vm",
-		.maxlen		= 0,
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= cmm_table,
-	},
-	{ }
-};
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMM_IUCV
 #define SMSG_PREFIX "CMM"
 static void cmm_smsg_target(const char *from, char *msg)
@@ -389,7 +379,7 @@ static int __init cmm_init(void)
 {
 	int rc = -ENOMEM;
 
-	cmm_sysctl_header = register_sysctl_table(cmm_dir_table);
+	cmm_sysctl_header = register_sysctl("vm", cmm_table);
 	if (!cmm_sysctl_header)
 		goto out_sysctl;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMM_IUCV