diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 85a668680f82..17a819151b91 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ static struct dentry_operations sysfs_dentry_ops = {
 	.d_iput		= sysfs_d_iput,
 };
 
+static unsigned int sysfs_inode_counter;
+ino_t sysfs_get_inum(void)
+{
+	if (unlikely(sysfs_inode_counter < 3))
+		sysfs_inode_counter = 3;
+	return sysfs_inode_counter++;
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocates a new sysfs_dirent and links it to the parent sysfs_dirent
  */
@@ -41,6 +49,7 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent * __sysfs_new_dirent(void * element)
 	if (!sd)
 		return NULL;
 
+	sd->s_ino = sysfs_get_inum();
 	atomic_set(&sd->s_count, 1);
 	atomic_set(&sd->s_event, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_children);
@@ -509,7 +518,7 @@ static int sysfs_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 
 	switch (i) {
 		case 0:
-			ino = dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
+			ino = parent_sd->s_ino;
 			if (filldir(dirent, ".", 1, i, ino, DT_DIR) < 0)
 				break;
 			filp->f_pos++;
@@ -538,10 +547,7 @@ static int sysfs_readdir(struct file * filp, void * dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 
 				name = sysfs_get_name(next);
 				len = strlen(name);
-				if (next->s_dentry)
-					ino = next->s_dentry->d_inode->i_ino;
-				else
-					ino = iunique(sysfs_sb, 2);
+				ino = next->s_ino;
 
 				if (filldir(dirent, name, len, filp->f_pos, ino,
 						 dt_type(next)) < 0)
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index bdd30e74de6b..082e2d430e93 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct inode * sysfs_new_inode(mode_t mode, struct sysfs_dirent * sd)
 		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &sysfs_aops;
 		inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = &sysfs_backing_dev_info;
 		inode->i_op = &sysfs_inode_operations;
+		inode->i_ino = sd->s_ino;
 		lockdep_set_class(&inode->i_mutex, &sysfs_inode_imutex_key);
 
 		if (sd->s_iattr) {
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/mount.c b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
index 23a48a38e6af..00ab9125d398 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/mount.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent sysfs_root = {
 	.s_element	= NULL,
 	.s_type		= SYSFS_ROOT,
 	.s_iattr	= NULL,
+	.s_ino		= 1,
 };
 
 static void sysfs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index a77c57e5a6d5..1966e1a0a015 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ struct sysfs_dirent {
 	void 			* s_element;
 	int			s_type;
 	umode_t			s_mode;
+	ino_t			s_ino;
 	struct dentry		* s_dentry;
 	struct iattr		* s_iattr;
 	atomic_t		s_event;