diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 05c393a5c530..8dc7f0e46e7e 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1228,6 +1228,23 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * register_sysctl - register a sysctl table
+ * @path: The path to the directory the sysctl table is in.
+ * @table: the table structure
+ *
+ * Register a sysctl table. @table should be a filled in ctl_table
+ * array. A completely 0 filled entry terminates the table.
+ *
+ * See __register_sysctl_table for more details.
+ */
+struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
+{
+	return __register_sysctl_table(&sysctl_table_root.default_set,
+					path, table);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl);
+
 static char *append_path(const char *path, char *pos, const char *name)
 {
 	int namelen;
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 35c50ed36fc9..c34b4c82b0dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
 struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_paths(
 	struct ctl_table_set *set,
 	const struct ctl_path *path, struct ctl_table *table);
+struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table);
 struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table * table);
 struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_paths(const struct ctl_path *path,
 						struct ctl_table *table);