diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index a8aae1823f73..8856d74545d9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -528,9 +528,12 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
 	int error;
 
 	if (class) {
-		error = device_add_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
+		error = device_add_groups(dev, class->dev_groups);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
+		error = device_add_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
+		if (error)
+			goto err_remove_class_groups;
 		error = device_add_bin_attributes(dev, class->dev_bin_attrs);
 		if (error)
 			goto err_remove_class_attrs;
@@ -563,6 +566,9 @@ static int device_add_attrs(struct device *dev)
  err_remove_class_attrs:
 	if (class)
 		device_remove_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
+ err_remove_class_groups:
+	if (class)
+		device_remove_groups(dev, class->dev_groups);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -581,6 +587,7 @@ static void device_remove_attrs(struct device *dev)
 	if (class) {
 		device_remove_attributes(dev, class->dev_attrs);
 		device_remove_bin_attributes(dev, class->dev_bin_attrs);
+		device_remove_groups(dev, class->dev_groups);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index bd5931e89f74..22b546a58591 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ int subsys_virtual_register(struct bus_type *subsys,
  * @name:	Name of the class.
  * @owner:	The module owner.
  * @class_attrs: Default attributes of this class.
+ * @dev_groups:	Default attributes of the devices that belong to the class.
  * @dev_attrs:	Default attributes of the devices belong to the class.
  * @dev_bin_attrs: Default binary attributes of the devices belong to the class.
  * @dev_kobj:	The kobject that represents this class and links it into the hierarchy.
@@ -349,7 +350,8 @@ struct class {
 	struct module		*owner;
 
 	struct class_attribute		*class_attrs;
-	struct device_attribute		*dev_attrs;
+	struct device_attribute		*dev_attrs;	/* use dev_groups instead */
+	const struct attribute_group	**dev_groups;
 	struct bin_attribute		*dev_bin_attrs;
 	struct kobject			*dev_kobj;