diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index ee547c149810..446245e3adea 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ extern struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_table(struct net *net,
 	const struct ctl_path *path, struct ctl_table *table);
 extern struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_rotable(
 	const struct ctl_path *path, struct ctl_table *table);
+extern struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl(struct net *net,
+	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table);
 extern void unregister_net_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header *header);
 
 #endif /* __NET_NET_NAMESPACE_H */
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index c3e65aebecc0..3865c4f76b82 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_rotable(const
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_net_sysctl_rotable);
 
+struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl(struct net *net,
+	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
+{
+	return __register_sysctl_table(&net->sysctls, path, table);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_net_sysctl);
+
 void unregister_net_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header *header)
 {
 	unregister_sysctl_table(header);