diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 810cf6e..1b8b91b 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -372,6 +372,29 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_remove_file_ns);
 
+/**
+ * sysfs_remove_file_self - remove an object attribute from its own method
+ * @kobj: object we're acting for
+ * @attr: attribute descriptor
+ *
+ * See kernfs_remove_self() for details.
+ */
+bool sysfs_remove_file_self(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr)
+{
+	struct kernfs_node *parent = kobj->sd;
+	struct kernfs_node *kn;
+	bool ret;
+
+	kn = kernfs_find_and_get(parent, attr->name);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!kn))
+		return false;
+
+	ret = kernfs_remove_self(kn);
+
+	kernfs_put(kn);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void sysfs_remove_files(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute **ptr)
 {
 	int i;