diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index e1eae7ea823a..ddea6acbddde 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -822,7 +822,11 @@ static int __init init_misc_binfmt(void)
 	int err = register_filesystem(&bm_fs_type);
 	if (!err)
 		insert_binfmt(&misc_format);
-	return err;
+	if (!register_sysctl_mount_point("fs/binfmt_misc")) {
+		pr_warn("Failed to create fs/binfmt_misc sysctl mount point");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit exit_misc_binfmt(void)
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 67a5b04f2f84..fb3cc7a1d4ad 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -3127,13 +3127,6 @@ static struct ctl_table fs_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO,
 	},
-#if defined(CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC) || defined(CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC_MODULE)
-	{
-		.procname	= "binfmt_misc",
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= sysctl_mount_point,
-	},
-#endif
 	{
 		.procname	= "pipe-max-size",
 		.data		= &pipe_max_size,