diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/debug.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/debug.h
index 60fce3c92857..b7c7307ceec6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/debug.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/debug.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ void		rpc_unregister_sysctl(void);
  * module currently registers its sysctl table dynamically, the sysctl path
  * for module FOO is <CTL_SUNRPC, CTL_FOODEBUG>.
  */
-#define CTL_SUNRPC	7249	/* arbitrary and hopefully unused */
 
 enum {
 	CTL_RPCDEBUG = 1,
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 665412c4f4b9..23a8f3c8bd7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ enum
 	CTL_DEV=7,		/* Devices */
 	CTL_BUS=8,		/* Busses */
 	CTL_ABI=9,		/* Binary emulation */
-	CTL_CPU=10		/* CPU stuff (speed scaling, etc) */
+	CTL_CPU=10,		/* CPU stuff (speed scaling, etc) */
+	CTL_SUNRPC=7249,	/* sunrpc debug */
 };
 
 /* CTL_BUS names: */