diff --git a/fs/eventfd.c b/fs/eventfd.c
index 012f5bd46dfa..08d3bd602f73 100644
--- a/fs/eventfd.c
+++ b/fs/eventfd.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ struct eventfd_ctx *eventfd_ctx_fileget(struct file *file)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(eventfd_ctx_fileget);
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(eventfd2, unsigned int, count, int, flags)
+static int do_eventfd(unsigned int count, int flags)
 {
 	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx;
 	int fd;
@@ -409,8 +409,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(eventfd2, unsigned int, count, int, flags)
 	return fd;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE1(eventfd, unsigned int, count)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(eventfd2, unsigned int, count, int, flags)
 {
-	return sys_eventfd2(count, 0);
+	return do_eventfd(count, flags);
+}
+
+SYSCALL_DEFINE1(eventfd, unsigned int, count)
+{
+	return do_eventfd(count, 0);
 }