diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/syscall_table.S b/arch/avr32/kernel/syscall_table.S
index 75c81f2dd0b3..478bda4c4a09 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/syscall_table.S
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/syscall_table.S
@@ -293,6 +293,6 @@ sys_call_table:
 	.long	sys_shmctl
 	.long	sys_utimensat
 	.long	sys_signalfd
-	.long	sys_timerfd		/* 280 */
+	.long	sys_ni_syscall		/* 280, was sys_timerfd */
 	.long	sys_eventfd
 	.long	sys_ni_syscall		/* r8 is saturated at nr_syscalls */
diff --git a/include/asm-avr32/unistd.h b/include/asm-avr32/unistd.h
index de09009593f8..89861a27543e 100644
--- a/include/asm-avr32/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-avr32/unistd.h
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 
 #define __NR_utimensat		278
 #define __NR_signalfd		279
-#define __NR_timerfd		280
+/* 280 was __NR_timerfd */
 #define __NR_eventfd		281
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__