diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 986c8214dabf..179848ad33e9 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_acct_table[] = {
 		.mode           = 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static __init int kernel_acct_sysctls_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index aedc0832c9f4..6a6ea468a0c6 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_exit_table[] = {
 		.mode           = 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_douintvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static __init int kernel_exit_sysctls_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/hung_task.c b/kernel/hung_task.c
index 9a24574988d2..a81cb511d954 100644
--- a/kernel/hung_task.c
+++ b/kernel/hung_task.c
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ static struct ctl_table hung_task_sysctls[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_NEG_ONE,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static void __init hung_task_sysctl_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index be5642a4ec49..b862285b97dc 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -988,7 +988,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kexec_core_sysctls[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= kexec_limit_handler,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int __init kexec_core_sysctl_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/latencytop.c b/kernel/latencytop.c
index 781249098cb6..84c53285f499 100644
--- a/kernel/latencytop.c
+++ b/kernel/latencytop.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static struct ctl_table latencytop_sysctl[] = {
 		.mode       = 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = sysctl_latencytop,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 2807639aab51..01a82cdfd81a 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_panic_table[] = {
 		.mode           = 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_douintvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static __init int kernel_panic_sysctls_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 3028b2218aa4..ca4fbba09d38 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ static struct ctl_table pid_ns_ctl_table[] = {
 		.extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2 = &pid_max,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 #endif	/* CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE */
 
diff --git a/kernel/pid_sysctl.h b/kernel/pid_sysctl.h
index 2ee41a3a1dfd..fe9fb991dc42 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_sysctl.h
+++ b/kernel/pid_sysctl.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ static struct ctl_table pid_ns_ctl_table_vm[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 static inline void register_pid_ns_sysctl_table_vm(void)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index 395a0ea3c7a8..1c3b2dfc42a9 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_reboot_table[] = {
 		.mode           = 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static void __init kernel_reboot_sysctls_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 47a7602dfe8d..737b0e630ed7 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -4812,7 +4812,6 @@ static struct ctl_table signal_debug_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
 #endif
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int __init init_signal_sysctls(void)
diff --git a/kernel/stackleak.c b/kernel/stackleak.c
index 34c9d81eea94..d099f3affcf1 100644
--- a/kernel/stackleak.c
+++ b/kernel/stackleak.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static struct ctl_table stackleak_sysctls[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static int __init stackleak_sysctls_init(void)
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 157f7ce2942d..ad61cf11922c 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2034,7 +2034,6 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_INT_MAX,
 	},
 #endif
-	{ }
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
@@ -2240,7 +2239,6 @@ static struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
 		.extra2		= (void *)&mmap_rnd_compat_bits_max,
 	},
 #endif
-	{ }
 };
 
 int __init sysctl_init_bases(void)
diff --git a/kernel/ucount.c b/kernel/ucount.c
index 4aa6166cb856..e196da0204dc 100644
--- a/kernel/ucount.c
+++ b/kernel/ucount.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static struct ctl_table user_table[] = {
 	UCOUNT_ENTRY("max_fanotify_groups"),
 	UCOUNT_ENTRY("max_fanotify_marks"),
 #endif
-	{ }
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ bool setup_userns_sysctls(struct user_namespace *ns)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	struct ctl_table *tbl;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(user_table) != UCOUNT_COUNTS + 1);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(user_table) != UCOUNT_COUNTS);
 	setup_sysctl_set(&ns->set, &set_root, set_is_seen);
 	tbl = kmemdup(user_table, sizeof(user_table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (tbl) {
diff --git a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
index 019e3a1566cf..76a772072557 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static struct ctl_table uts_kern_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= proc_do_uts_string,
 		.poll		= &domainname_poll,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 5cd6d4e26915..0f546d17c544 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -924,7 +924,6 @@ static struct ctl_table watchdog_sysctls[] = {
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 #endif
-	{}
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table watchdog_hardlockup_sysctl[] = {
@@ -937,7 +936,6 @@ static struct ctl_table watchdog_hardlockup_sysctl[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static void __init watchdog_sysctl_init(void)
