diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 4045bdcc4b33..09a0611b3364 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static struct sysfs_ops subsys_sysfs_ops = {
  * sysfs_dirent->s_attr.open points to sysfs_open_dirent.  s_attr.open
  * is protected by sysfs_open_dirent_lock.
  */
-static spinlock_t sysfs_open_dirent_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(sysfs_open_dirent_lock);
 
 struct sysfs_open_dirent {
 	atomic_t		refcnt;