1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 7919c32a3a15..4d52b6f534bc 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ void kobject_init(struct kobject * kobj)
                 return;
         kref_init(&kobj->kref);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
-        kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset);
 }
 
 
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
                  kobj->kset ? kobject_name(&kobj->kset->kobj) : "<NULL>" );
 
         if (kobj->kset) {
-                spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
+                kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset);
 
                 if (!parent) {
                         parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
@@ -196,7 +195,8 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
                         kobject_get(parent);
                 }
 
-                list_add_tail(&kobj->entry,&kobj->kset->list);
+                spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
+                list_add_tail(&kobj->entry, &kobj->kset->list);
                 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
                 kobj->parent = parent;
         }