1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index c129f307936a..a6b13f12b0e7 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -91,14 +91,11 @@ int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobject * target, const char
         target_sd = NULL;       /* reference is now owned by the symlink */
 
         sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, parent_sd);
+        error = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
+        sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
-        if (!sysfs_find_dirent(parent_sd, name))
-                sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
-
-        if (!sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt)) {
-                error = -EEXIST;
+        if (error)
                 goto out_put;
-        }
 
         return 0;