diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index db82876ceb28..a58a60859da9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2011,7 +2011,6 @@ static void bond_uninit(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 
 	bond_deinit(bond_dev);
-	bond_destroy_sysfs_entry(bond);
 
 	if (bond->wq)
 		destroy_workqueue(bond->wq);
@@ -3457,9 +3456,6 @@ static int bond_event_changename(struct bonding *bond)
 	bond_remove_proc_entry(bond);
 	bond_create_proc_entry(bond);
 
-	bond_destroy_sysfs_entry(bond);
-	bond_create_sysfs_entry(bond);
-
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
@@ -5078,6 +5074,7 @@ static int bond_init(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	bond_create_proc_entry(bond);
 	list_add_tail(&bond->bond_list, &bond_dev_list);
 
+	bond_prepare_sysfs_group(bond);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5120,15 +5117,9 @@ int bond_create(const char *name)
 	if (res < 0)
 		goto out_bond;
 
-	res = bond_create_sysfs_entry(netdev_priv(bond_dev));
-	if (res < 0)
-		goto out_unreg;
-
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	return 0;
 
-out_unreg:
-	unregister_netdevice(bond_dev);
 out_bond:
 	bond_deinit(bond_dev);
 out_netdev:
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index dca7d82f7b97..f924a0bcf8da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -1616,24 +1616,8 @@ void bond_destroy_sysfs(void)
  * Initialize sysfs for each bond.  This sets up and registers
  * the 'bondctl' directory for each individual bond under /sys/class/net.
  */
-int bond_create_sysfs_entry(struct bonding *bond)
+void bond_prepare_sysfs_group(struct bonding *bond)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = bond->dev;
-	int err;
-
-	err = sysfs_create_group(&(dev->dev.kobj), &bonding_group);
-	if (err)
-		pr_emerg("eek! didn't create group!\n");
-
-	return err;
-}
-/*
- * Remove sysfs entries for each bond.
- */
-void bond_destroy_sysfs_entry(struct bonding *bond)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = bond->dev;
-
-	sysfs_remove_group(&(dev->dev.kobj), &bonding_group);
+	bond->dev->sysfs_groups[0] = &bonding_group;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index 9b520b05fbac..013be296f0da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -331,8 +331,7 @@ int bond_create(const char *name);
 int  bond_release_and_destroy(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int bond_create_sysfs(void);
 void bond_destroy_sysfs(void);
-void bond_destroy_sysfs_entry(struct bonding *bond);
-int bond_create_sysfs_entry(struct bonding *bond);
+void bond_prepare_sysfs_group(struct bonding *bond);
 int bond_create_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master, struct net_device *slave);
 void bond_destroy_slave_symlinks(struct net_device *master, struct net_device *slave);
 int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev);