diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file.h b/include/linux/seq_file.h
index dd99569595fd..5733890df64f 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_file.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_file.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static const struct file_operations __name ## _fops = {			\
 #define DEFINE_PROC_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(__name)				\
 static int __name ## _open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)	\
 {									\
-	return single_open(file, __name ## _show, inode->i_private);	\
+	return single_open(file, __name ## _show, PDE_DATA(inode));	\
 }									\
 									\
 static const struct proc_ops __name ## _proc_ops = {			\