diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-proc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-proc.c
index 9fb714450e95..c10aa84c9fa9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-proc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-proc.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static const struct file_operations smtc_proc_fops = {
 	.open		= smtc_proc_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
 void init_smtc_stats(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c b/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c
index 4eaab6327369..3d27800edba2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/ops-pmcmsp.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static const struct file_operations msp_pci_rd_cnt_fops = {
 	.open		= msp_pci_rd_cnt_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static const struct file_operations gen_pci_cfg_wr_fops = {
 	.open		= gen_pci_cfg_wr_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/bus_watcher.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/bus_watcher.c
index cb1e3cb37d70..8871e3345bff 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/bus_watcher.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/bus_watcher.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static const struct file_operations bw_proc_fops = {
 	.open		= bw_proc_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
 static void create_proc_decoder(struct bw_stats_struct *stats)