diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 11b22abc2b70..5d75cd86ebb3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -936,25 +936,24 @@ int xt_proto_init(struct net *net, int af)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	strlcpy(buf, xt_prefix[af], sizeof(buf));
 	strlcat(buf, FORMAT_TABLES, sizeof(buf));
-	proc = proc_net_fops_create(net, buf, 0440, &xt_table_ops);
+	proc = proc_create_data(buf, 0440, net->proc_net, &xt_table_ops,
+				(void *)(unsigned long)af);
 	if (!proc)
 		goto out;
-	proc->data = (void *)(unsigned long)af;
-
 
 	strlcpy(buf, xt_prefix[af], sizeof(buf));
 	strlcat(buf, FORMAT_MATCHES, sizeof(buf));
-	proc = proc_net_fops_create(net, buf, 0440, &xt_match_ops);
+	proc = proc_create_data(buf, 0440, net->proc_net, &xt_match_ops,
+				(void *)(unsigned long)af);
 	if (!proc)
 		goto out_remove_tables;
-	proc->data = (void *)(unsigned long)af;
 
 	strlcpy(buf, xt_prefix[af], sizeof(buf));
 	strlcat(buf, FORMAT_TARGETS, sizeof(buf));
-	proc = proc_net_fops_create(net, buf, 0440, &xt_target_ops);
+	proc = proc_create_data(buf, 0440, net->proc_net, &xt_target_ops,
+				(void *)(unsigned long)af);
 	if (!proc)
 		goto out_remove_matches;
-	proc->data = (void *)(unsigned long)af;
 #endif
 
 	return 0;