diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 207466a49f3d59b9d0927670c379d8be091a4d37..ed353d274a77a8edbd498db70a780b726d3fa8ea 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ struct perf_event_attr;
 		.name                   = "sys_enter"#sname,		\
 		.system                 = "syscalls",			\
 		.event                  = &enter_syscall_print_##sname,	\
-		.raw_init		= trace_event_raw_init,		\
+		.raw_init		= init_syscall_trace,		\
 		.show_format		= syscall_enter_format,		\
 		.define_fields		= syscall_enter_define_fields,	\
 		.regfunc		= reg_event_syscall_enter,	\
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ struct perf_event_attr;
 		.name                   = "sys_exit"#sname,		\
 		.system                 = "syscalls",			\
 		.event                  = &exit_syscall_print_##sname,	\
-		.raw_init		= trace_event_raw_init,		\
+		.raw_init		= init_syscall_trace,		\
 		.show_format		= syscall_exit_format,		\
 		.define_fields		= syscall_exit_define_fields,	\
 		.regfunc		= reg_event_syscall_exit,	\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index 1352b0a36fac35c5054c42a384bd25324c384d0b..a78e86349ecbf7b977ae3ab660a9adb1b50ead3e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -450,14 +450,14 @@ int init_syscall_trace(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 	if (set_syscall_print_fmt(call) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	id = register_ftrace_event(call->event);
-	if (!id) {
+	id = trace_event_raw_init(call);
+
+	if (id < 0) {
 		free_syscall_print_fmt(call);
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return id;
 	}
-	call->id = id;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&call->fields);
-	return 0;
+
+	return id;
 }
 
 int __init init_ftrace_syscalls(void)