diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
index 9d23136e598a..b3ae65e2ba0c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static int ipmi_poweroff_init (void)
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Power cycle is enabled.\n");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-	ipmi_table_header = register_sysctl_table(ipmi_root_table, 1);
+	ipmi_table_header = register_sysctl_table(ipmi_root_table, 0);
 	if (!ipmi_table_header) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Unable to register powercycle sysctl\n");
 		rv = -ENOMEM;