diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index b58b561..ddf86b6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1038,12 +1038,6 @@
 	.attrs = port_sysfs_entries,
 };
 
-static int debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
-{
-	filp->private_data = inode->i_private;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static ssize_t debugfs_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *offp)
 {
@@ -1087,7 +1081,7 @@
 
 static const struct file_operations port_debugfs_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-	.open  = debugfs_open,
+	.open  = simple_open,
 	.read  = debugfs_read,
 };