diff --git a/include/linux/umh.h b/include/linux/umh.h
index 5d1f6129b847..daa6a7048c11 100644
--- a/include/linux/umh.h
+++ b/include/linux/umh.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ call_usermodehelper_setup(const char *path, char **argv, char **envp,
 extern int
 call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *info, int wait);
 
-extern struct ctl_table usermodehelper_table[];
-
 enum umh_disable_depth {
 	UMH_ENABLED = 0,
 	UMH_FREEZING,
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 241b817c0240..caf4a91522a1 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2322,7 +2322,6 @@ static struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
 int __init sysctl_init_bases(void)
 {
 	register_sysctl_init("kernel", kern_table);
-	register_sysctl_init("kernel/usermodehelper", usermodehelper_table);
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
 	register_sysctl_init("kernel/keys", key_sysctls);
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 60aa9e764a38..41088c5c39fd 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -544,7 +544,8 @@ static int proc_cap_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct ctl_table usermodehelper_table[] = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL)
+static struct ctl_table usermodehelper_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "bset",
 		.data		= &usermodehelper_bset,
@@ -561,3 +562,11 @@ struct ctl_table usermodehelper_table[] = {
 	},
 	{ }
 };
+
+static int __init init_umh_sysctls(void)
+{
+	register_sysctl_init("kernel/usermodehelper", usermodehelper_table);
+	return 0;
+}
+early_initcall(init_umh_sysctls);
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */