diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 2bc735d..0ab2b02 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@
 				  const char *link_name);
 
 void sysfs_notify(struct kobject *kobj, const char *dir, const char *attr);
-void sysfs_notify_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_dirent_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
 					 const unsigned char *name,
 					 const void *ns);
@@ -418,9 +417,6 @@
 				const char *attr)
 {
 }
-static inline void sysfs_notify_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
-{
-}
 static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
 sysfs_get_dirent_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd, const unsigned char *name,
 		    const void *ns)
@@ -466,4 +462,9 @@
 	return sysfs_get_dirent_ns(parent_sd, name, NULL);
 }
 
+static inline void sysfs_notify_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	kernfs_notify(sd);
+}
+
 #endif /* _SYSFS_H_ */