diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index 94e09d361bb1..8a7a1220e678 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ typedef struct ax25_dev {
 	struct ax25_dev		*next;
 	struct net_device	*dev;
 	struct net_device	*forward;
-	struct ctl_table	*systable;
+	struct ctl_table_header *sysheader;
 	int			values[AX25_MAX_VALUES];
 #if defined(CONFIG_AX25_DAMA_SLAVE) || defined(CONFIG_AX25_DAMA_MASTER)
 	ax25_dama_info		dama;
@@ -441,11 +441,11 @@ extern void ax25_uid_free(void);
 
 /* sysctl_net_ax25.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-extern void ax25_register_sysctl(void);
-extern void ax25_unregister_sysctl(void);
+extern int ax25_register_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev);
+extern void ax25_unregister_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev);
 #else
-static inline void ax25_register_sysctl(void) {};
-static inline void ax25_unregister_sysctl(void) {};
+static inline int ax25_register_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev) { return 0 };
+static inline void ax25_unregister_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev) {};
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 0906c194a413..282eb76bc7d6 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1990,7 +1990,6 @@ static int __init ax25_init(void)
 	sock_register(&ax25_family_ops);
 	dev_add_pack(&ax25_packet_type);
 	register_netdevice_notifier(&ax25_dev_notifier);
-	ax25_register_sysctl();
 
 	proc_net_fops_create(&init_net, "ax25_route", S_IRUGO, &ax25_route_fops);
 	proc_net_fops_create(&init_net, "ax25", S_IRUGO, &ax25_info_fops);
@@ -2015,7 +2014,6 @@ static void __exit ax25_exit(void)
 	ax25_uid_free();
 	ax25_dev_free();
 
-	ax25_unregister_sysctl();
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&ax25_dev_notifier);
 
 	dev_remove_pack(&ax25_packet_type);
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c b/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c
index d0de30e89591..3d106767b272 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_dev.c
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ void ax25_dev_device_up(struct net_device *dev)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ax25_unregister_sysctl();
-
 	dev->ax25_ptr     = ax25_dev;
 	ax25_dev->dev     = dev;
 	dev_hold(dev);
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ void ax25_dev_device_up(struct net_device *dev)
 	ax25_dev_list  = ax25_dev;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
 
-	ax25_register_sysctl();
+	ax25_register_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev);
 }
 
 void ax25_dev_device_down(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ void ax25_dev_device_down(struct net_device *dev)
 	if ((ax25_dev = ax25_dev_ax25dev(dev)) == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	ax25_unregister_sysctl();
+	ax25_unregister_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
 
@@ -120,7 +118,6 @@ void ax25_dev_device_down(struct net_device *dev)
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
 		dev_put(dev);
 		kfree(ax25_dev);
-		ax25_register_sysctl();
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -130,7 +127,6 @@ void ax25_dev_device_down(struct net_device *dev)
 			spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
 			dev_put(dev);
 			kfree(ax25_dev);
-			ax25_register_sysctl();
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -138,8 +134,6 @@ void ax25_dev_device_down(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
 	dev->ax25_ptr = NULL;
-
-	ax25_register_sysctl();
 }
 
 int ax25_fwd_ioctl(unsigned int cmd, struct ax25_fwd_struct *fwd)
diff --git a/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c b/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c
index 7ba381b6f074..d5744b752511 100644
--- a/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ static int min_proto[1],		max_proto[] = { AX25_PROTO_MAX };
 static int min_ds_timeout[1],		max_ds_timeout[] = {65535000};
 #endif
 
-static struct ctl_table_header *ax25_table_header;
-
-static ctl_table *ax25_table;
-static int ax25_table_size;
-
-static struct ctl_path ax25_path[] = {
-	{ .procname = "net", },
-	{ .procname = "ax25", },
-	{ }
-};
-
 static const ctl_table ax25_param_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "ip_default_mode",
@@ -159,52 +148,37 @@ static const ctl_table ax25_param_table[] = {
 	{ }	/* that's all, folks! */
 };
 
-void ax25_register_sysctl(void)
+int ax25_register_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev)
 {
-	ax25_dev *ax25_dev;
-	int n, k;
+	char path[sizeof("net/ax25/") + IFNAMSIZ];
+	int k;
+	struct ctl_table *table;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
-	for (ax25_table_size = sizeof(ctl_table), ax25_dev = ax25_dev_list; ax25_dev != NULL; ax25_dev = ax25_dev->next)
-		ax25_table_size += sizeof(ctl_table);
+	table = kmemdup(ax25_param_table, sizeof(ax25_param_table), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!table)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if ((ax25_table = kzalloc(ax25_table_size, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL) {
-		spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
-		return;
+	for (k = 0; k < AX25_MAX_VALUES; k++)
+		table[k].data = &ax25_dev->values[k];
+
+	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "net/ax25/%s", ax25_dev->dev->name);
+	ax25_dev->sysheader = register_net_sysctl(&init_net, path, table);
+	if (!ax25_dev->sysheader) {
+		kfree(table);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-
-	for (n = 0, ax25_dev = ax25_dev_list; ax25_dev != NULL; ax25_dev = ax25_dev->next) {
-		struct ctl_table *child = kmemdup(ax25_param_table,
-						  sizeof(ax25_param_table),
-						  GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!child) {
-			while (n--)
-				kfree(ax25_table[n].child);
-			kfree(ax25_table);
-			spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
-			return;
-		}
-		ax25_table[n].child = ax25_dev->systable = child;
-		ax25_table[n].procname     = ax25_dev->dev->name;
-		ax25_table[n].mode         = 0555;
-
-
-		for (k = 0; k < AX25_MAX_VALUES; k++)
-			child[k].data = &ax25_dev->values[k];
-
-		n++;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
-
-	ax25_table_header = register_net_sysctl_table(&init_net, ax25_path, ax25_table);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-void ax25_unregister_sysctl(void)
+void ax25_unregister_dev_sysctl(ax25_dev *ax25_dev)
 {
-	ctl_table *p;
-	unregister_net_sysctl_table(ax25_table_header);
+	struct ctl_table_header *header = ax25_dev->sysheader;
+	struct ctl_table *table;
 
-	for (p = ax25_table; p->procname; p++)
-		kfree(p->child);
-	kfree(ax25_table);
+	if (header) {
+		ax25_dev->sysheader = NULL;
+		table = header->ctl_table_arg;
+		unregister_net_sysctl_table(header);
+		kfree(table);
+	}
 }