diff --git a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
index f8323104e3536..0575decb5e544 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_32.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <asm/syscalls_32.h>
 
 #undef __SYSCALL
-#define __SYSCALL(nr, sym) [ nr ] = sym,
+#define __SYSCALL(nr, sym) sym,
 
 extern asmlinkage long sys_ni_syscall(unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
index 5ed665dc785fb..95725b5a41ac8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/um/sys_call_table_64.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <asm/syscalls_64.h>
 
 #undef __SYSCALL
-#define __SYSCALL(nr, sym) [ nr ] = sym,
+#define __SYSCALL(nr, sym) sym,
 
 extern asmlinkage long sys_ni_syscall(unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long);