diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 97186b9..6502d35 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1101,11 +1101,9 @@
 		.extra1		= &zero,
 	},
 	{
-		.procname	= "nr_pdflush_threads",
-		.data		= &nr_pdflush_threads,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof nr_pdflush_threads,
-		.mode		= 0444 /* read-only*/,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+		.procname       = "nr_pdflush_threads",
+		.mode           = 0444 /* read-only */,
+		.proc_handler   = pdflush_proc_obsolete,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "swappiness",