diff --git a/include/linux/nmi.h b/include/linux/nmi.h
index c4f58baf7ccb..d54b9ba9c824 100644
--- a/include/linux/nmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/nmi.h
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ static inline void hardlockup_detector_disable(void) {}
 void watchdog_hardlockup_check(struct pt_regs *regs);
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_NMI_WATCHDOG) || defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR)
-# define NMI_WATCHDOG_SYSCTL_PERM	0644
-#else
-# define NMI_WATCHDOG_SYSCTL_PERM	0444
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_PERF)
 extern void arch_touch_nmi_watchdog(void);
 extern void hardlockup_detector_perf_stop(void);
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index f2e991894af6..6b1754e8b6e9 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -830,15 +830,6 @@ static struct ctl_table watchdog_sysctls[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= (void *)&sixty,
 	},
-	{
-		.procname       = "nmi_watchdog",
-		.data		= &watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= NMI_WATCHDOG_SYSCTL_PERM,
-		.proc_handler   = proc_nmi_watchdog,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
-	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "watchdog_cpumask",
 		.data		= &watchdog_cpumask_bits,
@@ -902,10 +893,28 @@ static struct ctl_table watchdog_sysctls[] = {
 	{}
 };
 
+static struct ctl_table watchdog_hardlockup_sysctl[] = {
+	{
+		.procname       = "nmi_watchdog",
+		.data		= &watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0444,
+		.proc_handler   = proc_nmi_watchdog,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+	},
+	{}
+};
+
 static void __init watchdog_sysctl_init(void)
 {
 	register_sysctl_init("kernel", watchdog_sysctls);
+
+	if (watchdog_hardlockup_available)
+		watchdog_hardlockup_sysctl[0].mode = 0644;
+	register_sysctl_init("kernel", watchdog_hardlockup_sysctl);
 }
+
 #else
 #define watchdog_sysctl_init() do { } while (0)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
@@ -961,6 +970,8 @@ static int __init lockup_detector_check(void)
 	/* Make sure no work is pending. */
 	flush_work(&detector_work);
 
+	watchdog_sysctl_init();
+
 	return 0;
 
 }
@@ -980,5 +991,4 @@ void __init lockup_detector_init(void)
 		allow_lockup_detector_init_retry = true;
 
 	lockup_detector_setup();
-	watchdog_sysctl_init();
 }