diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index eb16c2bf5b725..e4ea0b3e60e08 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1647,6 +1647,15 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table *table)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_table);
 
+int __register_sysctl_base(struct ctl_table *base_table)
+{
+	struct ctl_table_header *hdr;
+
+	hdr = register_sysctl_table(base_table);
+	kmemleak_not_leak(hdr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void put_links(struct ctl_table_header *header)
 {
 	struct ctl_table_set *root_set = &sysctl_table_root.default_set;
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 4294e9668bd51..b4b280e7b6c1b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@ struct ctl_path {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
+#define DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(_name, _table)				\
+static struct ctl_table _name##_base_table[] = {			\
+	{								\
+		.procname	= #_name,				\
+		.mode		= 0555,					\
+		.child		= _table,				\
+	},								\
+}
+
+extern int __register_sysctl_base(struct ctl_table *base_table);
+
+#define register_sysctl_base(_name) __register_sysctl_base(_name##_base_table)
+
 void proc_sys_poll_notify(struct ctl_table_poll *poll);
 
 extern void setup_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *p,
@@ -236,6 +249,16 @@ extern int no_unaligned_warning;
 extern struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[];
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
+
+#define DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(_name, _table)
+
+static inline int __register_sysctl_base(struct ctl_table *base_table)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define register_sysctl_base(table) __register_sysctl_base(table)
+
 static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table * table)
 {
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index a4cde441635d6..bbbafe545723b 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2850,41 +2850,20 @@ static struct ctl_table dev_table[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static struct ctl_table sysctl_base_table[] = {
-	{
-		.procname	= "kernel",
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= kern_table,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "vm",
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= vm_table,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "fs",
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= fs_table,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "debug",
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= debug_table,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "dev",
-		.mode		= 0555,
-		.child		= dev_table,
-	},
-	{ }
-};
+DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(kernel, kern_table);
+DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(vm, vm_table);
+DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(fs, fs_table);
+DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(debug, debug_table);
+DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(dev, dev_table);
 
 int __init sysctl_init(void)
 {
-	struct ctl_table_header *hdr;
+	register_sysctl_base(kernel);
+	register_sysctl_base(vm);
+	register_sysctl_base(fs);
+	register_sysctl_base(debug);
+	register_sysctl_base(dev);
 
-	hdr = register_sysctl_table(sysctl_base_table);
-	kmemleak_not_leak(hdr);
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */