diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index ce8310e131b34d..920ef01871997f 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -4772,11 +4772,6 @@ static int slab_memory_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block slab_memory_callback_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = slab_memory_callback,
-	.priority = SLAB_CALLBACK_PRI,
-};
-
 /********************************************************************
  *			Basic setup of slabs
  *******************************************************************/
@@ -4842,7 +4837,7 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void)
 	create_boot_cache(kmem_cache_node, "kmem_cache_node",
 		sizeof(struct kmem_cache_node), SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, 0, 0);
 
-	register_hotmemory_notifier(&slab_memory_callback_nb);
+	hotplug_memory_notifier(slab_memory_callback, SLAB_CALLBACK_PRI);
 
 	/* Able to allocate the per node structures */
 	slab_state = PARTIAL;