diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index b84458d..d2445cb 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -912,6 +912,7 @@
 	if (!hdev)
 		return NULL;
 
+	hci_init_sysfs(hdev);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&hdev->driver_init);
 
 	return hdev;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
index 22f1a6c..a7d5de3 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c
@@ -542,6 +542,17 @@
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(auto_accept_delay_fops, auto_accept_delay_get,
 					auto_accept_delay_set, "%llu\n");
 
+void hci_init_sysfs(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &hdev->dev;
+
+	dev->type = &bt_host;
+	dev->class = bt_class;
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, hdev);
+	device_initialize(dev);
+}
+
 int hci_register_sysfs(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &hdev->dev;
@@ -549,15 +560,10 @@
 
 	BT_DBG("%p name %s bus %d", hdev, hdev->name, hdev->bus);
 
-	dev->type = &bt_host;
-	dev->class = bt_class;
 	dev->parent = hdev->parent;
-
 	dev_set_name(dev, "%s", hdev->name);
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, hdev);
-
-	err = device_register(dev);
+	err = device_add(dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;