diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
index 05c20a48841e..e05952af5d26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -230,9 +230,6 @@ static int recover_probed_instruction(kprobe_opcode_t *buf, unsigned long addr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Dummy buffers for kallsyms_lookup */
-static char __dummy_buf[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
-
 /* Check if paddr is at an instruction boundary */
 static int __kprobes can_probe(unsigned long paddr)
 {
@@ -241,7 +238,7 @@ static int __kprobes can_probe(unsigned long paddr)
 	struct insn insn;
 	kprobe_opcode_t buf[MAX_INSN_SIZE];
 
-	if (!kallsyms_lookup(paddr, NULL, &offset, NULL, __dummy_buf))
+	if (!kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(paddr, NULL, &offset))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Decode instructions */
@@ -1269,11 +1266,9 @@ static int __kprobes can_optimize(unsigned long paddr)
 	unsigned long addr, size = 0, offset = 0;
 	struct insn insn;
 	kprobe_opcode_t buf[MAX_INSN_SIZE];
-	/* Dummy buffers for lookup_symbol_attrs */
-	static char __dummy_buf[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
 
 	/* Lookup symbol including addr */
-	if (!kallsyms_lookup(paddr, &size, &offset, NULL, __dummy_buf))
+	if (!kallsyms_lookup_size_offset(paddr, &size, &offset))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Check there is enough space for a relative jump. */