1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index dadec949d4fe..298e0f463c56 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -258,12 +258,6 @@ static struct net_bridge_port *new_nbp(struct net_bridge *br,
         p->state = BR_STATE_DISABLED;
         br_stp_port_timer_init(p);
 
-        kobject_init(&p->kobj);
-        kobject_set_name(&p->kobj, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_ATTR);
-        p->kobj.ktype = &brport_ktype;
-        p->kobj.parent = &(dev->dev.kobj);
-        p->kobj.kset = NULL;
-
         return p;
 }
 
@@ -379,7 +373,8 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
         if (IS_ERR(p))
                 return PTR_ERR(p);
 
-        err = kobject_add(&p->kobj);
+        err = kobject_init_and_add(&p->kobj, &brport_ktype, &(dev->dev.kobj),
+                                   SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_ATTR);
         if (err)
                 goto err0;
 
@@ -416,6 +411,7 @@ err2:
         br_fdb_delete_by_port(br, p, 1);
 err1:
         kobject_del(&p->kobj);
+        return err;
 err0:
         kobject_put(&p->kobj);
         return err;