diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 52b3a06a02f8406c4f78eb06cfaad89f51910a21..4ab11879aeb4d15baa3d8d25fa753725084ed809 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int proc_taint(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
-static int proc_dmesg_restrict(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+static int proc_dointvec_minmax_sysadmin(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.data		= &dmesg_restrict,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax_sysadmin,
 		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &one,
 	},
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.data		= &kptr_restrict,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dmesg_restrict,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax_sysadmin,
 		.extra1		= &zero,
 		.extra2		= &two,
 	},
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ static int proc_taint(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
-static int proc_dmesg_restrict(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+static int proc_dointvec_minmax_sysadmin(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))