1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index 11712a3ae0ad..ec8edd2f19de 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ static void nodemgr_process_root_directory(struct host_info *hi, struct node_ent
 {
         unsigned int ud_id = 0;
         struct csr1212_dentry *dentry;
-        struct csr1212_keyval *kv;
+        struct csr1212_keyval *kv, *vendor_name_kv = NULL;
         u8 last_key_id = 0;
 
         ne->needs_probe = 0;
@@ -1139,8 +1139,8 @@ static void nodemgr_process_root_directory(struct host_info *hi, struct node_ent
                                     CSR1212_TEXTUAL_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_WIDTH(kv) == 0 &&
                                     CSR1212_TEXTUAL_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_CHAR_SET(kv) == 0 &&
                                     CSR1212_TEXTUAL_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_LANGUAGE(kv) == 0) {
-                                        ne->vendor_name_kv = kv;
                                         csr1212_keep_keyval(kv);
+                                        vendor_name_kv = kv;
                                 }
                         }
                         break;
@@ -1149,10 +1149,13 @@ static void nodemgr_process_root_directory(struct host_info *hi, struct node_ent
         }
 
         if (ne->vendor_name_kv) {
-                int error = device_create_file(&ne->device,
-                                               &dev_attr_ne_vendor_name_kv);
-
-                if (error && error != -EEXIST)
+                kv = ne->vendor_name_kv;
+                ne->vendor_name_kv = vendor_name_kv;
+                csr1212_release_keyval(kv);
+        } else if (vendor_name_kv) {
+                ne->vendor_name_kv = vendor_name_kv;
+                if (device_create_file(&ne->device,
+                                       &dev_attr_ne_vendor_name_kv) != 0)
                         HPSB_ERR("Failed to add sysfs attribute");
         }
 }