diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
index 6a52d4b36a30..f8590c509423 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpuid.c
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ static int __init cpuid_init(void)
 	int i, err = 0;
 	i = 0;
 
-	if (register_chrdev(CPUID_MAJOR, "cpu/cpuid", &cpuid_fops)) {
+	if (__register_chrdev(CPUID_MAJOR, 0, NR_CPUS,
+			      "cpu/cpuid", &cpuid_fops)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "cpuid: unable to get major %d for cpuid\n",
 		       CPUID_MAJOR);
 		err = -EBUSY;
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ out_class:
 	}
 	class_destroy(cpuid_class);
 out_chrdev:
-	unregister_chrdev(CPUID_MAJOR, "cpu/cpuid");
+	__unregister_chrdev(CPUID_MAJOR, 0, NR_CPUS, "cpu/cpuid");
 out:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
index 6a3cefc7dda1..b42e63baa8e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/msr.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int __init msr_init(void)
 	int i, err = 0;
 	i = 0;
 
-	if (register_chrdev(MSR_MAJOR, "cpu/msr", &msr_fops)) {
+	if (__register_chrdev(MSR_MAJOR, 0, NR_CPUS, "cpu/msr", &msr_fops)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "msr: unable to get major %d for msr\n",
 		       MSR_MAJOR);
 		err = -EBUSY;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ out_class:
 		msr_device_destroy(i);
 	class_destroy(msr_class);
 out_chrdev:
-	unregister_chrdev(MSR_MAJOR, "cpu/msr");
+	__unregister_chrdev(MSR_MAJOR, 0, NR_CPUS, "cpu/msr");
 out:
 	return err;
 }