diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 5fa83f751378..6b65fa4e0c55 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -199,18 +199,6 @@ struct bmc_device {
 	int                    guid_set;
 	char                   name[16];
 	struct kref	       usecount;
-
-	/* bmc device attributes */
-	struct device_attribute device_id_attr;
-	struct device_attribute provides_dev_sdrs_attr;
-	struct device_attribute revision_attr;
-	struct device_attribute firmware_rev_attr;
-	struct device_attribute version_attr;
-	struct device_attribute add_dev_support_attr;
-	struct device_attribute manufacturer_id_attr;
-	struct device_attribute product_id_attr;
-	struct device_attribute guid_attr;
-	struct device_attribute aux_firmware_rev_attr;
 };
 #define to_bmc_device(x) container_of((x), struct bmc_device, pdev.dev)
 
@@ -2252,7 +2240,7 @@ static ssize_t device_id_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	return snprintf(buf, 10, "%u\n", bmc->id.device_id);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(device_id, S_IRUGO, device_id_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(device_id, S_IRUGO, device_id_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t provides_device_sdrs_show(struct device *dev,
 					 struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -2263,7 +2251,8 @@ static ssize_t provides_device_sdrs_show(struct device *dev,
 	return snprintf(buf, 10, "%u\n",
 			(bmc->id.device_revision & 0x80) >> 7);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(provides_device_sdrs, S_IRUGO, provides_device_sdrs_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(provides_device_sdrs, S_IRUGO, provides_device_sdrs_show,
+		   NULL);
 
 static ssize_t revision_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			     char *buf)
@@ -2273,7 +2262,7 @@ static ssize_t revision_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	return snprintf(buf, 20, "%u\n",
 			bmc->id.device_revision & 0x0F);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(revision, S_IRUGO, revision_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(revision, S_IRUGO, revision_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t firmware_revision_show(struct device *dev,
 				      struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -2284,7 +2273,7 @@ static ssize_t firmware_revision_show(struct device *dev,
 	return snprintf(buf, 20, "%u.%x\n", bmc->id.firmware_revision_1,
 			bmc->id.firmware_revision_2);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(firmware_revision, S_IRUGO, firmware_revision_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(firmware_revision, S_IRUGO, firmware_revision_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t ipmi_version_show(struct device *dev,
 				 struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -2296,7 +2285,7 @@ static ssize_t ipmi_version_show(struct device *dev,
 			ipmi_version_major(&bmc->id),
 			ipmi_version_minor(&bmc->id));
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(ipmi_version, S_IRUGO, ipmi_version_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(ipmi_version, S_IRUGO, ipmi_version_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t add_dev_support_show(struct device *dev,
 				    struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -2307,7 +2296,8 @@ static ssize_t add_dev_support_show(struct device *dev,
 	return snprintf(buf, 10, "0x%02x\n",
 			bmc->id.additional_device_support);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(additional_device_support, S_IRUGO, add_dev_support_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(additional_device_support, S_IRUGO, add_dev_support_show,
+		   NULL);
 
 static ssize_t manufacturer_id_show(struct device *dev,
 				    struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -2317,7 +2307,7 @@ static ssize_t manufacturer_id_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	return snprintf(buf, 20, "0x%6.6x\n", bmc->id.manufacturer_id);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(manufacturer_id, S_IRUGO, manufacturer_id_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(manufacturer_id, S_IRUGO, manufacturer_id_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t product_id_show(struct device *dev,
 			       struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -2327,7 +2317,7 @@ static ssize_t product_id_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	return snprintf(buf, 10, "0x%4.4x\n", bmc->id.product_id);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(product_id, S_IRUGO, product_id_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(product_id, S_IRUGO, product_id_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t aux_firmware_rev_show(struct device *dev,
 				     struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -2341,7 +2331,7 @@ static ssize_t aux_firmware_rev_show(struct device *dev,
 			bmc->id.aux_firmware_revision[1],
 			bmc->id.aux_firmware_revision[0]);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(aux_firmware_revision, S_IRUGO, aux_firmware_rev_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(aux_firmware_revision, S_IRUGO, aux_firmware_rev_show, NULL);
 
 static ssize_t guid_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			 char *buf)
@@ -2352,7 +2342,7 @@ static ssize_t guid_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			(long long) bmc->guid[0],
 			(long long) bmc->guid[8]);
 }
-DEVICE_ATTR(guid, S_IRUGO, guid_show, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(guid, S_IRUGO, guid_show, NULL);
 
 static struct attribute *bmc_dev_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_device_id.attr,
@@ -2392,10 +2382,10 @@ cleanup_bmc_device(struct kref *ref)
 
 	if (bmc->id.aux_firmware_revision_set)
 		device_remove_file(&bmc->pdev.dev,
-				   &bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr);
+				   &dev_attr_aux_firmware_revision);
 	if (bmc->guid_set)
 		device_remove_file(&bmc->pdev.dev,
-				   &bmc->guid_attr);
+				   &dev_attr_guid);
 
 	platform_device_unregister(&bmc->pdev);
 }
@@ -2422,16 +2412,14 @@ static int create_bmc_files(struct bmc_device *bmc)
 	int err;
 
 	if (bmc->id.aux_firmware_revision_set) {
-		bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr.attr.name = "aux_firmware_revision";
 		err = device_create_file(&bmc->pdev.dev,
-				   &bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr);
+					 &dev_attr_aux_firmware_revision);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 	}
 	if (bmc->guid_set) {
-		bmc->guid_attr.attr.name = "guid";
 		err = device_create_file(&bmc->pdev.dev,
-				   &bmc->guid_attr);
+					 &dev_attr_guid);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_aux_firm;
 	}
@@ -2441,7 +2429,7 @@ static int create_bmc_files(struct bmc_device *bmc)
 out_aux_firm:
 	if (bmc->id.aux_firmware_revision_set)
 		device_remove_file(&bmc->pdev.dev,
-				   &bmc->aux_firmware_rev_attr);
+				   &dev_attr_aux_firmware_revision);
 out:
 	return err;
 }