diff --git a/fs/configfs/file.c b/fs/configfs/file.c
index 403269f..106ca58 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/file.c
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@
 	if (!buffer->page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	count = ops->show_attribute(item,attr,buffer->page);
+	if (ops->show_attribute)
+		count = ops->show_attribute(item, attr, buffer->page);
+	else
+		count = attr->show(item, buffer->page);
+
 	buffer->needs_read_fill = 0;
 	BUG_ON(count > (ssize_t)SIMPLE_ATTR_SIZE);
 	if (count >= 0)
@@ -173,7 +177,9 @@
 	struct config_item * item = to_item(dentry->d_parent);
 	struct configfs_item_operations * ops = buffer->ops;
 
-	return ops->store_attribute(item,attr,buffer->page,count);
+	if (ops->store_attribute)
+		return ops->store_attribute(item, attr, buffer->page, count);
+	return attr->store(item, buffer->page, count);
 }
 
 
@@ -237,8 +243,8 @@
 	 * and we must have a store method.
 	 */
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
-
-		if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IWUGO) || !ops->store_attribute)
+		if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IWUGO) ||
+		    (!ops->store_attribute && !attr->store))
 			goto Eaccess;
 
 	}
@@ -248,7 +254,8 @@
 	 * must be a show method for it.
 	 */
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
-		if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IRUGO) || !ops->show_attribute)
+		if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IRUGO) ||
+		    (!ops->show_attribute && !attr->show))
 			goto Eaccess;
 	}