1 files changed, 6 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index b0d6646a2814..ef55df34ddd0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1578,22 +1578,16 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, char *new_name)
         if (old_class_name) {
                 new_class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj);
                 if (new_class_name) {
-                        error = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->parent->kobj,
-                                                         &dev->kobj,
-                                                         new_class_name);
-                        if (error)
-                                goto out;
-                        sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj, old_class_name);
+                        error = sysfs_rename_link(&dev->parent->kobj,
+                                                  &dev->kobj,
+                                                  old_class_name,
+                                                  new_class_name);
                 }
         }
 #else
         if (dev->class) {
-                error = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
-                                                 &dev->kobj, dev_name(dev));
-                if (error)
-                        goto out;
-                sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
-                                  old_device_name);
+                error = sysfs_rename_link(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
+                                          &dev->kobj, old_device_name, new_name);
         }
 #endif