diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 02b5476a4376..c52e85829e71 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ static ssize_t name## _read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,	\
 }
 
 #define DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE_OPS(name)			\
-static const struct file_operations name## _ops = {			\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops name## _ops = {				\
 	.read = name## _read,						\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 };
 
@@ -142,10 +141,9 @@ static ssize_t aqm_write(struct file *file,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations aqm_ops = {
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops aqm_ops = {
 	.write = aqm_write,
 	.read = aqm_read,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -194,10 +192,9 @@ static ssize_t airtime_flags_write(struct file *file,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations airtime_flags_ops = {
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops airtime_flags_ops = {
 	.write = airtime_flags_write,
 	.read = airtime_flags_read,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -225,9 +222,8 @@ static ssize_t aql_pending_read(struct file *file,
 				       buf, len);
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations aql_pending_ops = {
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops aql_pending_ops = {
 	.read = aql_pending_read,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -305,10 +301,9 @@ static ssize_t aql_txq_limit_write(struct file *file,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations aql_txq_limit_ops = {
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops aql_txq_limit_ops = {
 	.write = aql_txq_limit_write,
 	.read = aql_txq_limit_read,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -355,10 +350,9 @@ static ssize_t aql_enable_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations aql_enable_ops = {
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops aql_enable_ops = {
 	.write = aql_enable_write,
 	.read = aql_enable_read,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -406,10 +400,9 @@ static ssize_t force_tx_status_write(struct file *file,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations force_tx_status_ops = {
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops force_tx_status_ops = {
 	.write = force_tx_status_write,
 	.read = force_tx_status_read,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -434,9 +427,8 @@ static ssize_t reset_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations reset_ops = {
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops reset_ops = {
 	.write = reset_write,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = noop_llseek,
 };
 #endif
@@ -623,9 +615,8 @@ static ssize_t stats_ ##name## _read(struct file *file,			\
 				      print_devstats_##name);		\
 }									\
 									\
-static const struct file_operations stats_ ##name## _ops = {		\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops stats_ ##name## _ops = {			\
 	.read = stats_ ##name## _read,					\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c
index 7e54da508765..b3a64edea0f2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_key.c
@@ -26,17 +26,15 @@ static ssize_t key_##name##_read(struct file *file,			\
 #define KEY_READ_X(name) KEY_READ(name, name, "0x%x\n")
 
 #define KEY_OPS(name)							\
-static const struct file_operations key_ ##name## _ops = {		\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops key_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 	.read = key_##name##_read,					\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
 #define KEY_OPS_W(name)							\
-static const struct file_operations key_ ##name## _ops = {		\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops key_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 	.read = key_##name##_read,					\
 	.write = key_##name##_write,					\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
@@ -49,9 +47,8 @@ static const struct file_operations key_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 #define KEY_CONF_READ_D(name) KEY_CONF_READ(name, "%d\n")
 
 #define KEY_CONF_OPS(name)						\
-static const struct file_operations key_ ##name## _ops = {		\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops key_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 	.read = key_conf_##name##_read,					\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index 68596ef78b15..a9bc2fd59f55 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -221,10 +221,9 @@ static ssize_t ieee80211_if_fmt_##name(					\
 }
 
 #define _IEEE80211_IF_FILE_OPS(name, _read, _write)			\
-static const struct file_operations name##_ops = {			\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops name##_ops = {				\
 	.read = (_read),						\
 	.write = (_write),						\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
index 1e9389c49a57..a67a9d316008 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
@@ -30,17 +30,15 @@ static ssize_t sta_ ##name## _read(struct file *file,			\
 #define STA_READ_D(name, field) STA_READ(name, field, "%d\n")
 
 #define STA_OPS(name)							\
-static const struct file_operations sta_ ##name## _ops = {		\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops sta_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 	.read = sta_##name##_read,					\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
 #define STA_OPS_RW(name)						\
-static const struct file_operations sta_ ##name## _ops = {		\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops sta_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 	.read = sta_##name##_read,					\
 	.write = sta_##name##_write,					\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
@@ -450,9 +448,8 @@ STA_OPS_RW(agg_status);
 
 /* link sta attributes */
 #define LINK_STA_OPS(name)						\
-static const struct file_operations link_sta_ ##name## _ops = {		\
+static const struct debugfs_short_fops link_sta_ ##name## _ops = {		\
 	.read = link_sta_##name##_read,					\
-	.open = simple_open,						\
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,					\
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 3dc9752188d5..d1577c88b932 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ static ssize_t rcname_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 				       ref->ops->name, len);
 }
 
-const struct file_operations rcname_ops = {
+const struct debugfs_short_fops rcname_ops = {
 	.read = rcname_read,
-	.open = simple_open,
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.h b/net/mac80211/rate.h
index d6190f10fe7c..d3f46e26453c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static inline void rate_control_add_sta_debugfs(struct sta_info *sta)
 #endif
 }
 
-extern const struct file_operations rcname_ops;
+extern const struct debugfs_short_fops rcname_ops;
 
 static inline void rate_control_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
