diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index 92f407fb126..ac7625631fc 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int sysfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 static struct file_system_type sysfs_fs_type = {
 	.name		= "sysfs",
 	.get_sb		= sysfs_get_sb,
-	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
+	.kill_sb	= kill_anon_super,
 };
 
 int __init sysfs_init(void)