diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index 8ef0a07033ca..e676c8b0cf5d 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -671,14 +671,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_putc);
 
 void __seq_puts(struct seq_file *m, const char *s)
 {
-	int len = strlen(s);
-
-	if (m->count + len >= m->size) {
-		seq_set_overflow(m);
-		return;
-	}
-	memcpy(m->buf + m->count, s, len);
-	m->count += len;
+	seq_write(m, s, strlen(s));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__seq_puts);