diff --git a/fs/verity/init.c b/fs/verity/init.c
index cb2c9aac61ed..f440f0e61e3e 100644
--- a/fs/verity/init.c
+++ b/fs/verity/init.c
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-static struct ctl_table_header *fsverity_sysctl_header;
-
 static struct ctl_table fsverity_sysctl_table[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES
 	{
@@ -28,10 +26,7 @@ static struct ctl_table fsverity_sysctl_table[] = {
 
 static void __init fsverity_init_sysctl(void)
 {
-	fsverity_sysctl_header = register_sysctl("fs/verity",
-						 fsverity_sysctl_table);
-	if (!fsverity_sysctl_header)
-		panic("fsverity sysctl registration failed");
+	register_sysctl_init("fs/verity", fsverity_sysctl_table);
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 static inline void fsverity_init_sysctl(void)