1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index 7f9f086106cc..b61a72fb6219 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -617,16 +617,16 @@ efivar_create_sysfs_entry(unsigned long variable_name_size,
         *(short_name + strlen(short_name)) = '-';
         efi_guid_unparse(vendor_guid, short_name + strlen(short_name));
 
-        kobject_set_name(&new_efivar->kobj, "%s", short_name);
         new_efivar->kobj.kset = vars_kset;
-        new_efivar->kobj.ktype = &efivar_ktype;
-        i = kobject_register(&new_efivar->kobj);
+        i = kobject_init_and_add(&new_efivar->kobj, &efivar_ktype, NULL,
+                                 "%s", short_name);
         if (i) {
                 kfree(short_name);
                 kfree(new_efivar);
                 return 1;
         }
 
+        kobject_uevent(&new_efivar->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         kfree(short_name);
         short_name = NULL;