diff --git a/samples/markers/marker-example.c b/samples/markers/marker-example.c
index 05e438f8b4e2d8511e69a4961cf8e35b0dbbeebd..e90dc5d04392dcc0f10d6d480dd6a866cc54df0e 100644
--- a/samples/markers/marker-example.c
+++ b/samples/markers/marker-example.c
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ static struct file_operations mark_ops = {
 static int example_init(void)
 {
 	printk(KERN_ALERT "example init\n");
-	pentry_example = create_proc_entry("marker-example", 0444, NULL);
-	if (pentry_example)
-		pentry_example->proc_fops = &mark_ops;
-	else
+	pentry_example = proc_create("marker-example", 0444, NULL, &mark_ops);
+	if (!pentry_example)
 		return -EPERM;
 	return 0;
 }