diff --git a/sound/core/memalloc.c b/sound/core/memalloc.c
index 920e578..23b7bc0 100644
--- a/sound/core/memalloc.c
+++ b/sound/core/memalloc.c
@@ -629,9 +629,8 @@ static const struct file_operations snd_mem_proc_fops = {
 static int __init snd_mem_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
-	snd_mem_proc = create_proc_entry(SND_MEM_PROC_FILE, 0644, NULL);
-	if (snd_mem_proc)
-		snd_mem_proc->proc_fops = &snd_mem_proc_fops;
+	snd_mem_proc = proc_create(SND_MEM_PROC_FILE, 0644, NULL,
+				   &snd_mem_proc_fops);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }