diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 7f614ce274a9198e969d573834d8782f95b8e6a3..7994bd44eb56faf697f21467184b1df82b4fa999 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 		.enter_event	= &event_enter_##sname,		\
 		.exit_event	= &event_exit_##sname,		\
 		.enter_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta_##sname.enter_fields), \
-		.exit_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta_##sname.exit_fields), \
 	};
 
 #define SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sname)					\
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ extern struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs;
 		.enter_event	= &event_enter__##sname,	\
 		.exit_event	= &event_exit__##sname,		\
 		.enter_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta__##sname.enter_fields), \
-		.exit_fields	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(__syscall_meta__##sname.exit_fields), \
 	};							\
 	asmlinkage long sys_##sname(void)
 #else
diff --git a/include/trace/syscall.h b/include/trace/syscall.h
index 257e08960d7b7f1c232ca6cef97f1cac3f0737e5..31966a4fb8ccab298a6e64f81400a1aec2c39ea9 100644
--- a/include/trace/syscall.h
+++ b/include/trace/syscall.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct syscall_metadata {
 	const char	**types;
 	const char	**args;
 	struct list_head enter_fields;
-	struct list_head exit_fields;
 
 	struct ftrace_event_call *enter_event;
 	struct ftrace_event_call *exit_event;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index 34e35804304b03a7549b2f3a00064e8ec4675d7f..bac752f0cfb503b4847fc84ddb0e7ecea18464a5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ static int syscall_exit_register(struct ftrace_event_call *event,
 static int syscall_enter_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
 static int syscall_exit_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
 
+/* All syscall exit events have the same fields */
+static LIST_HEAD(syscall_exit_fields);
+
 static struct list_head *
 syscall_get_enter_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
@@ -34,9 +37,7 @@ syscall_get_enter_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 static struct list_head *
 syscall_get_exit_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
-	struct syscall_metadata *entry = call->data;
-
-	return &entry->exit_fields;
+	return &syscall_exit_fields;
 }
 
 struct trace_event_functions enter_syscall_print_funcs = {