diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
index 6808db43328343bc3d62653b9aa478fa0c14db1a..ec3a64e5d2bb28ddf935067e65ec4b8aa2384ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static ssize_t carl9170_debugfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 
 	if (!ar)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	dfops = container_of(file->f_op, struct carl9170_debugfs_fops, fops);
+	dfops = container_of(debugfs_real_fops(file),
+			     struct carl9170_debugfs_fops, fops);
 
 	if (!dfops->read)
 		return -ENOSYS;
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ static ssize_t carl9170_debugfs_write(struct file *file,
 
 	if (!ar)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	dfops = container_of(file->f_op, struct carl9170_debugfs_fops, fops);
+	dfops = container_of(debugfs_real_fops(file),
+			     struct carl9170_debugfs_fops, fops);
 
 	if (!dfops->write)
 		return -ENOSYS;