diff --git a/drivers/char/efirtc.c b/drivers/char/efirtc.c
index ea54a6e3f5adfa5311eaccb03d09571961beeee9..e39e7402e62380811197141cd073962cc3e449bf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/efirtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/efirtc.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static const struct file_operations efi_rtc_proc_fops = {
 	.open		= efi_rtc_proc_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
 static int __init 
diff --git a/drivers/char/genrtc.c b/drivers/char/genrtc.c
index bc9b84d56ee4aed6f8e83ede52039f6f5ffa0def..4f943759d37699a1ec364c290c58594a543bffce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/genrtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/genrtc.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static const struct file_operations gen_rtc_proc_fops = {
 	.open		= gen_rtc_proc_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
 static int __init gen_rtc_proc_init(void)