diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 89d7443..596dc31 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 		.data		= &softlockup_thresh,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dosoftlockup_thresh,
 		.strategy	= &sysctl_intvec,
 		.extra1		= &neg_one,
 		.extra2		= &sixty,