1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index ff9491986b38..5df8441c44e7 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
                 unlink(kobj);
                 if (parent)
                         kobject_put(parent);
-        } else {
-                kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         }
 
         return error;
@@ -207,7 +205,8 @@ int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
                         printk("kobject_register failed for %s (%d)\n",
                                kobject_name(kobj),error);
                         dump_stack();
-                }
+                } else
+                        kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         } else
                 error = -EINVAL;
         return error;
@@ -301,7 +300,6 @@ int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, char *new_name)
 
 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
-        kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
         sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
         unlink(kobj);
 }
@@ -314,6 +312,7 @@ void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
 {
         pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
+        kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
         kobject_del(kobj);
         kobject_put(kobj);
 }