diff --git a/fs/init.c b/fs/init.c
index a66032d128b6..6d9af40d2897 100644
--- a/fs/init.c
+++ b/fs/init.c
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ int __init init_chmod(const char *filename, umode_t mode)
 	return error;
 }
 
+int __init init_eaccess(const char *filename)
+{
+	struct path path;
+	int error;
+
+	error = kern_path(filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	error = inode_permission(d_inode(path.dentry), MAY_ACCESS);
+	path_put(&path);
+	return error;
+}
+
 int __init init_unlink(const char *pathname)
 {
 	return do_unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, getname_kernel(pathname));
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 7ba89eae46c5..aafecd1f7ba1 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static const struct cred *access_override_creds(void)
 	return old_cred;
 }
 
-long do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode, int flags)
+static long do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode, int flags)
 {
 	struct path path;
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/include/linux/init_syscalls.h b/include/linux/init_syscalls.h
index 2b1b4dc58682..7031c0934bee 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_syscalls.h
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ int __init init_chdir(const char *filename);
 int __init init_chroot(const char *filename);
 int __init init_chown(const char *filename, uid_t user, gid_t group, int flags);
 int __init init_chmod(const char *filename, umode_t mode);
+int __init init_eaccess(const char *filename);
 int __init init_unlink(const char *pathname);
 int __init init_rmdir(const char *pathname);
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index 8b71fa321ca2..a2779638e414 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -1304,13 +1304,6 @@ static inline long ksys_link(const char __user *oldname,
 	return do_linkat(AT_FDCWD, oldname, AT_FDCWD, newname, 0);
 }
 
-long do_faccessat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, int mode, int flags);
-
-static inline long ksys_access(const char __user *filename, int mode)
-{
-	return do_faccessat(AT_FDCWD, filename, mode, 0);
-}
-
 extern int do_fchownat(int dfd, const char __user *filename, uid_t user,
 		       gid_t group, int flag);
 
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 47698427b15f..1c710d3e1d46 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 #include <linux/jump_label.h>
 #include <linux/mem_encrypt.h>
 #include <linux/kcsan.h>
+#include <linux/init_syscalls.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/bugs.h>
@@ -1514,8 +1515,7 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 	 * check if there is an early userspace init.  If yes, let it do all
 	 * the work
 	 */
-	if (ksys_access((const char __user *)
-			ramdisk_execute_command, 0) != 0) {
+	if (init_eaccess(ramdisk_execute_command) != 0) {
 		ramdisk_execute_command = NULL;
 		prepare_namespace();
 	}