diff --git a/kernel/lockdep_proc.c b/kernel/lockdep_proc.c
index 58f35e586ee3b508e693e3cd010a69982ae76b5f..96f04174f598f985a645c45320923741478527a0 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep_proc.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep_proc.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_lockdep_stats_operations = {
 	.open		= lockdep_stats_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
 static int __init lockdep_proc_init(void)