diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
index 152ccefdaecb..3544abc0f9f9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ config IPMI_DMI_DECODE
 
 if IPMI_HANDLER
 
+config IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
+       bool 'Provide an interface for IPMI stats in /proc (deprecated)'
+       depends on PROC_FS
+       default y
+       help
+         Do not use this any more, use sysfs for this info.  It will be
+	 removed in future kernel versions.
+
 config IPMI_PANIC_EVENT
        bool 'Generate a panic event to all BMCs on a panic'
        help
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 1c8bef2e1dc1..fd3ac6b50412 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ module_param_cb(panic_op, &panic_op_ops, NULL, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(panic_op, "Sets if the IPMI driver will attempt to store panic information in the event log in the event of a panic.  Set to 'none' for no, 'event' for a single event, or 'string' for a generic event and the panic string in IPMI OEM events.");
 
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_ipmi_root;
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE */
 
 /* Remain in auto-maintenance mode for this amount of time (in ms). */
 #define IPMI_MAINTENANCE_MODE_TIMEOUT 30000
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ struct ipmi_my_addrinfo {
 	unsigned char lun;
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 struct ipmi_proc_entry {
 	char                   *name;
 	struct ipmi_proc_entry *next;
@@ -449,10 +449,13 @@ struct ipmi_smi {
 	const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers;
 	void                     *send_info;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	/* A list of proc entries for this interface. */
 	struct mutex           proc_entry_lock;
 	struct ipmi_proc_entry *proc_entries;
+
+	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_dir;
+	char                  proc_dir_name[10];
 #endif
 
 	/* Driver-model device for the system interface. */
@@ -542,10 +545,6 @@ struct ipmi_smi {
 	struct ipmi_my_addrinfo addrinfo[IPMI_MAX_CHANNELS];
 	bool channels_ready;
 
-	/* Proc FS stuff. */
-	struct proc_dir_entry *proc_dir;
-	char                  proc_dir_name[10];
-
 	atomic_t stats[IPMI_NUM_STATS];
 
 	/*
@@ -2363,7 +2362,7 @@ static int bmc_get_device_id(ipmi_smi_t intf, struct bmc_device *bmc,
 	return __bmc_get_device_id(intf, bmc, id, guid_set, guid, -1);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 static int smi_ipmb_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	ipmi_smi_t intf = m->private;
@@ -2492,14 +2491,12 @@ static const struct file_operations smi_stats_proc_ops = {
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 int ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ipmi_smi_t smi, char *name,
 			    const struct file_operations *proc_ops,
 			    void *data)
 {
 	int                    rv = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct proc_dir_entry  *file;
 	struct ipmi_proc_entry *entry;
 
@@ -2525,7 +2522,6 @@ int ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ipmi_smi_t smi, char *name,
 		smi->proc_entries = entry;
 		mutex_unlock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
 	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 	return rv;
 }
@@ -2535,7 +2531,6 @@ static int add_proc_entries(ipmi_smi_t smi, int num)
 {
 	int rv = 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	sprintf(smi->proc_dir_name, "%d", num);
 	smi->proc_dir = proc_mkdir(smi->proc_dir_name, proc_ipmi_root);
 	if (!smi->proc_dir)
@@ -2555,14 +2550,12 @@ static int add_proc_entries(ipmi_smi_t smi, int num)
 		rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(smi, "version",
 					     &smi_version_proc_ops,
 					     smi);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 	return rv;
 }
 
 static void remove_proc_entries(ipmi_smi_t smi)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct ipmi_proc_entry *entry;
 
 	mutex_lock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
@@ -2576,8 +2569,8 @@ static void remove_proc_entries(ipmi_smi_t smi)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&smi->proc_entry_lock);
 	remove_proc_entry(smi->proc_dir_name, proc_ipmi_root);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE */
 
 static ssize_t device_id_show(struct device *dev,
 			      struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -3419,7 +3412,7 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
 		intf->seq_table[j].seqid = 0;
 	}
 	intf->curr_seq = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	mutex_init(&intf->proc_entry_lock);
 #endif
 	spin_lock_init(&intf->waiting_rcv_msgs_lock);
@@ -3443,7 +3436,9 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
 	for (i = 0; i < IPMI_NUM_STATS; i++)
 		atomic_set(&intf->stats[i], 0);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	intf->proc_dir = NULL;
+#endif
 
 	mutex_lock(&smi_watchers_mutex);
 	mutex_lock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
@@ -3479,13 +3474,17 @@ int ipmi_register_smi(const struct ipmi_smi_handlers *handlers,
 	if (rv)
 		goto out;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	rv = add_proc_entries(intf, i);
+#endif
 
  out:
 	if (rv) {
 		ipmi_bmc_unregister(intf);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 		if (intf->proc_dir)
 			remove_proc_entries(intf);
+#endif
 		intf->handlers = NULL;
 		list_del_rcu(&intf->link);
 		mutex_unlock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
@@ -3590,7 +3589,9 @@ int ipmi_unregister_smi(ipmi_smi_t intf)
 	intf->handlers = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	remove_proc_entries(intf);
+#endif
 	ipmi_bmc_unregister(intf);
 
 	/*
@@ -5170,7 +5171,7 @@ static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "ipmi message handler version "
 	       IPMI_DRIVER_VERSION "\n");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	proc_ipmi_root = proc_mkdir("ipmi", NULL);
 	if (!proc_ipmi_root) {
 	    printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Unable to create IPMI proc dir");
@@ -5178,7 +5179,7 @@ static int ipmi_init_msghandler(void)
 	    return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE */
 
 	setup_timer(&ipmi_timer, ipmi_timeout, 0);
 	mod_timer(&ipmi_timer, jiffies + IPMI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
@@ -5218,9 +5219,9 @@ static void __exit cleanup_ipmi(void)
 	atomic_inc(&stop_operation);
 	del_timer_sync(&ipmi_timer);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	proc_remove(proc_ipmi_root);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+#endif /* CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE */
 
 	driver_unregister(&ipmidriver.driver);
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 6ce5b7c8cf93..efc8ee9b5071 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -1605,6 +1605,7 @@ out:
 	return rv;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 static int smi_type_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct smi_info *smi = m->private;
@@ -1698,6 +1699,7 @@ static const struct file_operations smi_params_proc_ops = {
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
+#endif
 
 #define IPMI_SI_ATTR(name) \
 static ssize_t ipmi_##name##_show(struct device *dev,			\
@@ -2191,6 +2193,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 		goto out_err_remove_attrs;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(new_smi->intf, "type",
 				     &smi_type_proc_ops,
 				     new_smi);
@@ -2217,6 +2220,7 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 			"Unable to create proc entry: %d\n", rv);
 		goto out_err_stop_timer;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	/* Don't increment till we know we have succeeded. */
 	smi_num++;
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 7b2d4000b11e..aadec879d052 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ static int ssif_detect(struct i2c_client *client, struct i2c_board_info *info)
 	return rv;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 static int smi_type_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	seq_puts(m, "ssif\n");
@@ -1407,6 +1408,7 @@ static const struct file_operations smi_stats_proc_ops = {
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
+#endif
 
 static int strcmp_nospace(char *s1, char *s2)
 {
@@ -1742,6 +1744,7 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		goto out_remove_attr;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 	rv = ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ssif_info->intf, "type",
 				     &smi_type_proc_ops,
 				     ssif_info);
@@ -1757,6 +1760,7 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		pr_err(PFX "Unable to create proc entry: %d\n", rv);
 		goto out_err_unreg;
 	}
+#endif
 
  out:
 	if (rv) {
@@ -1775,8 +1779,10 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	kfree(resp);
 	return rv;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 out_err_unreg:
 	ipmi_unregister_smi(ssif_info->intf);
+#endif
 
 out_remove_attr:
 	device_remove_group(&ssif_info->client->dev, &ipmi_ssif_dev_attr_group);
diff --git a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
index 97771e36b7f0..5be51281e14d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipmi_smi.h
@@ -241,11 +241,13 @@ static inline void ipmi_free_smi_msg(struct ipmi_smi_msg *msg)
 	msg->done(msg);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IPMI_PROC_INTERFACE
 /* Allow the lower layer to add things to the proc filesystem
    directory for this interface.  Note that the entry will
    automatically be dstroyed when the interface is destroyed. */
 int ipmi_smi_add_proc_entry(ipmi_smi_t smi, char *name,
 			    const struct file_operations *proc_ops,
 			    void *data);
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_IPMI_SMI_H */