diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index c07f35719ee3..e1eae7ea823a 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -817,20 +817,16 @@ static struct file_system_type bm_fs_type = {
 };
 MODULE_ALIAS_FS("binfmt_misc");
 
-static struct ctl_table_header *binfmt_misc_header;
-
 static int __init init_misc_binfmt(void)
 {
 	int err = register_filesystem(&bm_fs_type);
 	if (!err)
 		insert_binfmt(&misc_format);
-	binfmt_misc_header = register_sysctl_mount_point("fs/binfmt_misc");
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit exit_misc_binfmt(void)
 {
-	unregister_sysctl_table(binfmt_misc_header);
 	unregister_binfmt(&misc_format);
 	unregister_filesystem(&bm_fs_type);
 }
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 57edef16dce4..4969021fa676 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static struct ctl_table fs_stat_sysctls[] = {
 static int __init init_fs_stat_sysctls(void)
 {
 	register_sysctl_init("fs", fs_stat_sysctls);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC))
+		register_sysctl_mount_point("fs/binfmt_misc");
 	return 0;
 }
 fs_initcall(init_fs_stat_sysctls);