diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index c05b1159023e..7d5c63c81a59 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1345,8 +1345,9 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, char *new_name)
 	if (old_class_name) {
 		new_class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj);
 		if (new_class_name) {
-			error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->parent->kobj,
-						  &dev->kobj, new_class_name);
+			error = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->parent->kobj,
+							 &dev->kobj,
+							 new_class_name);
 			if (error)
 				goto out;
 			sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj, old_class_name);
@@ -1354,8 +1355,8 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, char *new_name)
 	}
 #else
 	if (dev->class) {
-		error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
-					  &dev->kobj, dev->bus_id);
+		error = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
+						 &dev->kobj, dev->bus_id);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 8c0e4b92574f..c1a7efb310bf 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -397,6 +397,43 @@ void sysfs_addrm_start(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
 		iput(inode);
 }
 
+/**
+ *	__sysfs_add_one - add sysfs_dirent to parent without warning
+ *	@acxt: addrm context to use
+ *	@sd: sysfs_dirent to be added
+ *
+ *	Get @acxt->parent_sd and set sd->s_parent to it and increment
+ *	nlink of parent inode if @sd is a directory and link into the
+ *	children list of the parent.
+ *
+ *	This function should be called between calls to
+ *	sysfs_addrm_start() and sysfs_addrm_finish() and should be
+ *	passed the same @acxt as passed to sysfs_addrm_start().
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	Determined by sysfs_addrm_start().
+ *
+ *	RETURNS:
+ *	0 on success, -EEXIST if entry with the given name already
+ *	exists.
+ */
+int __sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	if (sysfs_find_dirent(acxt->parent_sd, sd->s_name))
+		return -EEXIST;
+
+	sd->s_parent = sysfs_get(acxt->parent_sd);
+
+	if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR && acxt->parent_inode)
+		inc_nlink(acxt->parent_inode);
+
+	acxt->cnt++;
+
+	sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *	sysfs_add_one - add sysfs_dirent to parent
  *	@acxt: addrm context to use
@@ -419,19 +456,15 @@ void sysfs_addrm_start(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
  */
 int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
-	if (sysfs_find_dirent(acxt->parent_sd, sd->s_name))
-		return -EEXIST;
+	int ret;
 
-	sd->s_parent = sysfs_get(acxt->parent_sd);
-
-	if (sysfs_type(sd) == SYSFS_DIR && acxt->parent_inode)
-		inc_nlink(acxt->parent_inode);
-
-	acxt->cnt++;
-
-	sysfs_link_sibling(sd);
-
-	return 0;
+	ret = __sysfs_add_one(acxt, sd);
+	if (ret == -EEXIST) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "sysfs: duplicate filename '%s' "
+		       "can not be created\n", sd->s_name);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index 817f5966edca..a3ba217fbe74 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -19,13 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "sysfs.h"
 
-/**
- *	sysfs_create_link - create symlink between two objects.
- *	@kobj:	object whose directory we're creating the link in.
- *	@target:	object we're pointing to.
- *	@name:		name of the symlink.
- */
-int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobject * target, const char * name)
+static int sysfs_do_create_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
+				const char *name, int warn)
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd = NULL;
 	struct sysfs_dirent *target_sd = NULL;
@@ -65,7 +60,10 @@ int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobject * target, const char
 	target_sd = NULL;	/* reference is now owned by the symlink */
 
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, parent_sd);
-	error = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
+	if (warn)
+		error = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
+	else
+		error = __sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
 	sysfs_addrm_finish(&acxt);
 
 	if (error)
@@ -79,6 +77,33 @@ int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject * kobj, struct kobject * target, const char
 	return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	sysfs_create_link - create symlink between two objects.
+ *	@kobj:	object whose directory we're creating the link in.
+ *	@target:	object we're pointing to.
+ *	@name:		name of the symlink.
+ */
+int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
+		      const char *name)
+{
+	return sysfs_do_create_link(kobj, target, name, 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ *	sysfs_create_link_nowarn - create symlink between two objects.
+ *	@kobj:	object whose directory we're creating the link in.
+ *	@target:	object we're pointing to.
+ *	@name:		name of the symlink.
+ *
+ *	This function does the same as sysf_create_link(), but it
+ *	doesn't warn if the link already exists.
+ */
+int sysfs_create_link_nowarn(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
+			     const char *name)
+{
+	return sysfs_do_create_link(kobj, target, name, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  *	sysfs_remove_link - remove symlink in object's directory.
  *	@kobj:	object we're acting for.
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index ce4e15f8aaeb..a5db496f71c7 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active_two(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_put_active_two(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_addrm_start(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
 		       struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd);
+int __sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_remove_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 7858eac40aa7..37fa24152bd8 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ void sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct bin_attribute *attr);
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_link(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *target,
 				   const char *name);
+int __must_check sysfs_create_link_nowarn(struct kobject *kobj,
+					  struct kobject *target,
+					  const char *name);
 void sysfs_remove_link(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name);
 
 int __must_check sysfs_create_group(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -180,6 +183,13 @@ static inline int sysfs_create_link(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int sysfs_create_link_nowarn(struct kobject *kobj,
+					   struct kobject *target,
+					   const char *name)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline void sysfs_remove_link(struct kobject *kobj, const char *name)
 {
 }