diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index d784650..448ce5e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ctl_table hpet_table[] = {
+static struct ctl_table hpet_table[] = {
 	{
 	 .procname = "max-user-freq",
 	 .data = &hpet_max_freq,
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
 	{}
 };
 
-static ctl_table hpet_root[] = {
+static struct ctl_table hpet_root[] = {
 	{
 	 .procname = "hpet",
 	 .maxlen = 0,
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
 	{}
 };
 
-static ctl_table dev_root[] = {
+static struct ctl_table dev_root[] = {
 	{
 	 .procname = "dev",
 	 .maxlen = 0,
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
index 2efa176..9f2e3be 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 
-static ctl_table ipmi_table[] = {
+static struct ctl_table ipmi_table[] = {
 	{ .procname	= "poweroff_powercycle",
 	  .data		= &poweroff_powercycle,
 	  .maxlen	= sizeof(poweroff_powercycle),
@@ -668,14 +668,14 @@
 	{ }
 };
 
-static ctl_table ipmi_dir_table[] = {
+static struct ctl_table ipmi_dir_table[] = {
 	{ .procname	= "ipmi",
 	  .mode		= 0555,
 	  .child	= ipmi_table },
 	{ }
 };
 
-static ctl_table ipmi_root_table[] = {
+static struct ctl_table ipmi_root_table[] = {
 	{ .procname	= "dev",
 	  .mode		= 0555,
 	  .child	= ipmi_dir_table },
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 35487e8..0d91fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1381,10 +1381,10 @@
  * as an ASCII string in the standard UUID format.  If accesses via the
  * sysctl system call, it is returned as 16 bytes of binary data.
  */
-static int proc_do_uuid(ctl_table *table, int write,
+static int proc_do_uuid(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	ctl_table fake_table;
+	struct ctl_table fake_table;
 	unsigned char buf[64], tmp_uuid[16], *uuid;
 
 	uuid = table->data;
@@ -1409,8 +1409,8 @@
 }
 
 static int sysctl_poolsize = INPUT_POOL_WORDS * 32;
-extern ctl_table random_table[];
-ctl_table random_table[] = {
+extern struct ctl_table random_table[];
+struct ctl_table random_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "poolsize",
 		.data		= &sysctl_poolsize,
diff --git a/drivers/char/rtc.c b/drivers/char/rtc.c
index 91470fd..c0cbbd4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rtc.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 /*
  * sysctl-tuning infrastructure.
  */
-static ctl_table rtc_table[] = {
+static struct ctl_table rtc_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "max-user-freq",
 		.data		= &rtc_max_user_freq,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 	{ }
 };
 
-static ctl_table rtc_root[] = {
+static struct ctl_table rtc_root[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "rtc",
 		.mode		= 0555,
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
 	{ }
 };
 
-static ctl_table dev_root[] = {
+static struct ctl_table dev_root[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "dev",
 		.mode		= 0555,