diff --git a/fs/statfs.c b/fs/statfs.c
index 5b2a24f0f263..f0216629621d 100644
--- a/fs/statfs.c
+++ b/fs/statfs.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int put_compat_statfs64(struct compat_statfs64 __user *ubuf, struct kstat
 	return 0;
 }
 
-COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(statfs64, const char __user *, pathname, compat_size_t, sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user *, buf)
+int kcompat_sys_statfs64(const char __user * pathname, compat_size_t sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user * buf)
 {
 	struct kstatfs tmp;
 	int error;
@@ -349,7 +349,12 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(statfs64, const char __user *, pathname, compat_size_t, s
 	return error;
 }
 
-COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fstatfs64, unsigned int, fd, compat_size_t, sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user *, buf)
+COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(statfs64, const char __user *, pathname, compat_size_t, sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user *, buf)
+{
+	return kcompat_sys_statfs64(pathname, sz, buf);
+}
+
+int kcompat_sys_fstatfs64(unsigned int fd, compat_size_t sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user * buf)
 {
 	struct kstatfs tmp;
 	int error;
@@ -363,6 +368,11 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fstatfs64, unsigned int, fd, compat_size_t, sz, struct co
 	return error;
 }
 
+COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fstatfs64, unsigned int, fd, compat_size_t, sz, struct compat_statfs64 __user *, buf)
+{
+	return kcompat_sys_fstatfs64(fd, sz, buf);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is a copy of sys_ustat, just dealing with a structure layout.
  * Given how simple this syscall is that apporach is more maintainable
diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index c68acc47da57..43f4ed44c5d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -1028,6 +1028,17 @@ static inline struct compat_timeval ns_to_compat_timeval(s64 nsec)
 	return ctv;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Kernel code should not call compat syscalls (i.e., compat_sys_xyzyyz())
+ * directly.  Instead, use one of the functions which work equivalently, such
+ * as the kcompat_sys_xyzyyz() functions prototyped below.
+ */
+
+int kcompat_sys_statfs64(const char __user * pathname, compat_size_t sz,
+		     struct compat_statfs64 __user * buf);
+int kcompat_sys_fstatfs64(unsigned int fd, compat_size_t sz,
+			  struct compat_statfs64 __user * buf);
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_COMPAT */
 
 #define is_compat_task() (0)