diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
index 6318b511afa1..a650694883a1 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ static ssize_t binary_sysctl(const int *name, int nlen,
 
 	fput(file);
 out_putname:
-	putname(pathname);
+	__putname(pathname);
 out:
 	return result;
 }