diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index e0a6025f1d06..e8112ad5365d 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ static struct inode_operations befs_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= befs_lookup,
 };
 
-static struct file_operations befs_file_operations = {
-	.llseek		= default_llseek,
-	.read		= generic_file_read,
-	.mmap		= generic_file_readonly_mmap,
-};
-
 static struct address_space_operations befs_aops = {
 	.readpage	= befs_readpage,
 	.sync_page	= block_sync_page,
@@ -398,7 +392,7 @@ befs_read_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &befs_aops;
 
 	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
-		inode->i_fop = &befs_file_operations;
+		inode->i_fop = &generic_ro_fops;
 	} else if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		inode->i_op = &befs_dir_inode_operations;
 		inode->i_fop = &befs_dir_operations;