diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c
index 0c56a5a..c56df9e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd_debug.c
@@ -203,15 +203,9 @@
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, debug_buffer, bsize);
 }
 
-static int debug_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-	file->private_data = inode->i_private;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct file_operations debug_ops = {
 	.read = debug_read,
-	.open = debug_open,
+	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };