diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index 21e9360..5dfafdd 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -33,18 +33,10 @@
 	return count;
 }
 
-static int default_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	if (inode->i_private)
-		file->private_data = inode->i_private;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 const struct file_operations debugfs_file_operations = {
 	.read =		default_read_file,
 	.write =	default_write_file,
-	.open =		default_open,
+	.open =		simple_open,
 	.llseek =	noop_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -447,7 +439,7 @@
 static const struct file_operations fops_bool = {
 	.read =		read_file_bool,
 	.write =	write_file_bool,
-	.open =		default_open,
+	.open =		simple_open,
 	.llseek =	default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -492,7 +484,7 @@
 
 static const struct file_operations fops_blob = {
 	.read =		read_file_blob,
-	.open =		default_open,
+	.open =		simple_open,
 	.llseek =	default_llseek,
 };