diff --git a/drivers/scsi/osst.c b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
index 1c79f97..0ea78d9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/osst.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/osst.c
@@ -5708,7 +5708,8 @@
 	struct device *osst_member;
 	int err;
 
-	osst_member = device_create_drvdata(osst_sysfs_class, device, dev, STp, "%s", name);
+	osst_member = device_create(osst_sysfs_class, device, dev, STp,
+				    "%s", name);
 	if (IS_ERR(osst_member)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "osst :W: Unable to add sysfs class member %s\n", name);
 		return PTR_ERR(osst_member);