1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 718945da8f58..737b7c5e93aa 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -561,14 +561,12 @@ static void __init kernel_param_sysfs_setup(const char *name,
         mk->mod = THIS_MODULE;
         kobj_set_kset_s(mk, module_subsys);
         kobject_set_name(&mk->kobj, name);
-        ret = kobject_register(&mk->kobj);
+        kobject_init(&mk->kobj);
+        ret = kobject_add(&mk->kobj);
         BUG_ON(ret < 0);
-
-        /* no need to keep the kobject if no parameter is exported */
-        if (!param_sysfs_setup(mk, kparam, num_params, name_skip)) {
-                kobject_unregister(&mk->kobj);
-                kfree(mk);
-        }
+        param_sysfs_setup(mk, kparam, num_params, name_skip);
+        mk->drivers_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mk->kobj, "drivers");
+        kobject_uevent(&mk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 }
 
 /*