diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 47a92cbbcb69..7e9024899be6 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -748,10 +748,6 @@ static int proc_vec(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir, void *buffer,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* uint arrays are not supported, *Do not* add support for them. */
-	if (type == PROC_VEC_UINT && (table->maxlen / data_size) != 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN(dir)) {
 		if (proc_first_pos_non_zero_ignore(ppos, table))
 			goto out;
@@ -797,6 +793,9 @@ int proc_douintvec_conv(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir, void *buffer,
 			int (*conv)(bool *negp, ulong *u_ptr, uint *k_ptr,
 				    int dir, const struct ctl_table *table))
 {
+	/* uint arrays are not supported, *Do not* add support for them. */
+	if (table->maxlen && (table->maxlen / sizeof(uint)) != 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!conv)
 		conv = do_proc_uint_conv;
@@ -881,8 +880,7 @@ int proc_dointvec(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir, void *buffer,
 int proc_douintvec(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir, void *buffer,
 		size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return proc_vec(table, dir, buffer, lenp, ppos, PROC_VEC_UINT,
-			(union proc_vec_conv){ .uint_conv = do_proc_uint_conv });
+	return proc_douintvec_conv(table, dir, buffer, lenp, ppos, do_proc_uint_conv);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -932,8 +930,8 @@ int proc_dointvec_minmax(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
 int proc_douintvec_minmax(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
 			  void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return proc_vec(table, dir, buffer, lenp, ppos, PROC_VEC_UINT,
-			(union proc_vec_conv){ .uint_conv = do_proc_uint_conv_minmax });
+	return proc_douintvec_conv(table, dir, buffer, lenp, ppos,
+				   do_proc_uint_conv_minmax);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -976,8 +974,7 @@ int proc_dou8vec_minmax(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
 		tmp.extra2 = (unsigned int *) &max;
 
 	val = READ_ONCE(*data);
-	res = proc_vec(&tmp, dir, buffer, lenp, ppos, PROC_VEC_UINT,
-		       (union proc_vec_conv){ .uint_conv = do_proc_uint_conv_minmax });
+	res = proc_douintvec_minmax(&tmp, dir, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (res)
 		return res;
 	if (SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN(dir))