diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index cf0d923ea40..c2df3a59323 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -99,37 +99,16 @@ struct perf_event_attr;
 #define __SC_TEST6(t6, a6, ...)	__SC_TEST(t6); __SC_TEST5(__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_PROFILE
-#define TRACE_SYS_ENTER_PROFILE(sname)					       \
-static int prof_sysenter_enable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)      \
-{									       \
-	return reg_prof_syscall_enter("sys"#sname);			       \
-}									       \
-									       \
-static void prof_sysenter_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)    \
-{									       \
-	unreg_prof_syscall_enter("sys"#sname);				       \
-}
-
-#define TRACE_SYS_EXIT_PROFILE(sname)					       \
-static int prof_sysexit_enable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)       \
-{									       \
-	return reg_prof_syscall_exit("sys"#sname);			       \
-}									       \
-									       \
-static void prof_sysexit_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)     \
-{                                                                              \
-	unreg_prof_syscall_exit("sys"#sname);				       \
-}
 
 #define TRACE_SYS_ENTER_PROFILE_INIT(sname)				       \
 	.profile_count = ATOMIC_INIT(-1),				       \
-	.profile_enable = prof_sysenter_enable_##sname,			       \
-	.profile_disable = prof_sysenter_disable_##sname,
+	.profile_enable = prof_sysenter_enable,				       \
+	.profile_disable = prof_sysenter_disable,
 
 #define TRACE_SYS_EXIT_PROFILE_INIT(sname)				       \
 	.profile_count = ATOMIC_INIT(-1),				       \
-	.profile_enable = prof_sysexit_enable_##sname,			       \
-	.profile_disable = prof_sysexit_disable_##sname,
+	.profile_enable = prof_sysexit_enable,				       \
+	.profile_disable = prof_sysexit_disable,
 #else
 #define TRACE_SYS_ENTER_PROFILE(sname)
 #define TRACE_SYS_ENTER_PROFILE_INIT(sname)
@@ -158,7 +137,6 @@ static void prof_sysexit_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)     \
 	struct trace_event enter_syscall_print_##sname = {		\
 		.trace                  = print_syscall_enter,		\
 	};								\
-	TRACE_SYS_ENTER_PROFILE(sname);					\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\
 	  __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))				\
 	  __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events")))			\
@@ -181,7 +159,6 @@ static void prof_sysexit_disable_##sname(struct ftrace_event_call *unused)     \
 	struct trace_event exit_syscall_print_##sname = {		\
 		.trace                  = print_syscall_exit,		\
 	};								\
-	TRACE_SYS_EXIT_PROFILE(sname);					\
 	static struct ftrace_event_call __used				\
 	  __attribute__((__aligned__(4)))				\
 	  __attribute__((section("_ftrace_events")))			\
diff --git a/include/trace/syscall.h b/include/trace/syscall.h
index dff9371e527..961fda3556b 100644
--- a/include/trace/syscall.h
+++ b/include/trace/syscall.h
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ enum print_line_t print_syscall_enter(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags);
 enum print_line_t print_syscall_exit(struct trace_iterator *iter, int flags);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_PROFILE
-int reg_prof_syscall_enter(char *name);
-void unreg_prof_syscall_enter(char *name);
-int reg_prof_syscall_exit(char *name);
-void unreg_prof_syscall_exit(char *name);
+int prof_sysenter_enable(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
+void prof_sysenter_disable(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
+int prof_sysexit_enable(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
+void prof_sysexit_disable(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index c6514093c95..1e85b6cc26a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -520,14 +520,12 @@ end_recursion:
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-int reg_prof_syscall_enter(char *name)
+int prof_sysenter_enable(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int num;
 
-	num = syscall_name_to_nr(name);
-	if (num < 0 || num >= NR_syscalls)
-		return -ENOSYS;
+	num = ((struct syscall_metadata *)call->data)->syscall_nr;
 
 	mutex_lock(&syscall_trace_lock);
 	if (!sys_prof_refcount_enter)
@@ -543,13 +541,11 @@ int reg_prof_syscall_enter(char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void unreg_prof_syscall_enter(char *name)
+void prof_sysenter_disable(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
 	int num;
 
-	num = syscall_name_to_nr(name);
-	if (num < 0 || num >= NR_syscalls)
-		return;
+	num = ((struct syscall_metadata *)call->data)->syscall_nr;
 
 	mutex_lock(&syscall_trace_lock);
 	sys_prof_refcount_enter--;
@@ -625,14 +621,12 @@ end_recursion:
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-int reg_prof_syscall_exit(char *name)
+int prof_sysexit_enable(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int num;
 
-	num = syscall_name_to_nr(name);
-	if (num < 0 || num >= NR_syscalls)
-		return -ENOSYS;
+	num = ((struct syscall_metadata *)call->data)->syscall_nr;
 
 	mutex_lock(&syscall_trace_lock);
 	if (!sys_prof_refcount_exit)
@@ -648,13 +642,11 @@ int reg_prof_syscall_exit(char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void unreg_prof_syscall_exit(char *name)
+void prof_sysexit_disable(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
 	int num;
 
-	num = syscall_name_to_nr(name);
-	if (num < 0 || num >= NR_syscalls)
-		return;
+	num = ((struct syscall_metadata *)call->data)->syscall_nr;
 
 	mutex_lock(&syscall_trace_lock);
 	sys_prof_refcount_exit--;