diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
index 705b33b184a3..fc562d29cc46 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations __net_initdata icmp_sk_ops = {
 
 int __init icmp_init(void)
 {
-	return register_pernet_device(&icmp_sk_ops);
+	return register_pernet_subsys(&icmp_sk_ops);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(icmp_err_convert);