diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
index bac752f0cfb5..b706529b4fc7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ static int syscall_exit_register(struct ftrace_event_call *event,
 static int syscall_enter_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
 static int syscall_exit_define_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
 
-/* All syscall exit events have the same fields */
-static LIST_HEAD(syscall_exit_fields);
-
 static struct list_head *
 syscall_get_enter_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 {
@@ -34,34 +31,28 @@ syscall_get_enter_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
 	return &entry->enter_fields;
 }
 
-static struct list_head *
-syscall_get_exit_fields(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
-{
-	return &syscall_exit_fields;
-}
-
 struct trace_event_functions enter_syscall_print_funcs = {
-	.trace                  = print_syscall_enter,
+	.trace		= print_syscall_enter,
 };
 
 struct trace_event_functions exit_syscall_print_funcs = {
-	.trace                  = print_syscall_exit,
+	.trace		= print_syscall_exit,
 };
 
 struct ftrace_event_class event_class_syscall_enter = {
-	.system			= "syscalls",
-	.reg			= syscall_enter_register,
-	.define_fields		= syscall_enter_define_fields,
-	.get_fields		= syscall_get_enter_fields,
-	.raw_init		= init_syscall_trace,
+	.system		= "syscalls",
+	.reg		= syscall_enter_register,
+	.define_fields	= syscall_enter_define_fields,
+	.get_fields	= syscall_get_enter_fields,
+	.raw_init	= init_syscall_trace,
 };
 
 struct ftrace_event_class event_class_syscall_exit = {
-	.system			= "syscalls",
-	.reg			= syscall_exit_register,
-	.define_fields		= syscall_exit_define_fields,
-	.get_fields		= syscall_get_exit_fields,
-	.raw_init		= init_syscall_trace,
+	.system		= "syscalls",
+	.reg		= syscall_exit_register,
+	.define_fields	= syscall_exit_define_fields,
+	.fields		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(event_class_syscall_exit.fields),
+	.raw_init	= init_syscall_trace,
 };
 
 extern unsigned long __start_syscalls_metadata[];