diff --git a/drivers/acpi/event.c b/drivers/acpi/event.c
index abec1ca..0c24bd4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/event.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/event.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations acpi_system_event_ops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = acpi_system_open_event,
 	.read = acpi_system_read_event,
 	.release = acpi_system_close_event,
@@ -294,10 +295,9 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 	/* 'event' [R] */
-	entry = create_proc_entry("event", S_IRUSR, acpi_root_dir);
-	if (entry)
-		entry->proc_fops = &acpi_system_event_ops;
-	else
+	entry = proc_create("event", S_IRUSR, acpi_root_dir,
+			    &acpi_system_event_ops);
+	if (!entry)
 		return -ENODEV;
 #endif