diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 8f6330f0e9ca..5ba4150c01a7 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <linux/posix-timers.h>
 #include <linux/cgroup.h>
 #include <linux/audit.h>
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/signal.h>
@@ -4771,6 +4772,28 @@ static inline void siginfo_buildtime_checks(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL)
+static struct ctl_table signal_debug_table[] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
+	{
+		.procname	= "exception-trace",
+		.data		= &show_unhandled_signals,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
+	},
+#endif
+	{ }
+};
+
+static int __init init_signal_sysctls(void)
+{
+	register_sysctl_init("debug", signal_debug_table);
+	return 0;
+}
+early_initcall(init_signal_sysctls);
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
+
 void __init signals_init(void)
 {
 	siginfo_buildtime_checks();
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 9552f221f568..241b817c0240 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2319,19 +2319,6 @@ static struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static struct ctl_table debug_table[] = {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
-	{
-		.procname	= "exception-trace",
-		.data		= &show_unhandled_signals,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
-	},
-#endif
-	{ }
-};
-
 int __init sysctl_init_bases(void)
 {
 	register_sysctl_init("kernel", kern_table);
@@ -2341,7 +2328,6 @@ int __init sysctl_init_bases(void)
 #endif
 
 	register_sysctl_init("vm", vm_table);
-	register_sysctl_init("debug", debug_table);
 
 	return 0;
 }