diff --git a/fs/sysfs/group.c b/fs/sysfs/group.c
index 990309132c93..138676463336 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/group.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/group.c
@@ -118,11 +118,13 @@ static int internal_create_group(struct kobject *kobj, int update,
 	/* Updates may happen before the object has been instantiated */
 	if (unlikely(update && !kobj->sd))
 		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!grp->attrs && !grp->bin_attrs) {
-		WARN(1, "sysfs: (bin_)attrs not set by subsystem for group: %s/%s\n",
-			kobj->name, grp->name ?: "");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		pr_debug("sysfs: (bin_)attrs not set by subsystem for group: %s/%s, skipping\n",
+			 kobj->name, grp->name ?: "");
+		return 0;
 	}
+
 	kobject_get_ownership(kobj, &uid, &gid);
 	if (grp->name) {
 		if (update) {