diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
index 4f2411298b20..84e8c293a715 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.c
@@ -635,6 +635,15 @@ iscsi_iser_ep_disconnect(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep)
 static mode_t iser_attr_is_visible(int param_type, int param)
 {
 	switch (param_type) {
+	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM:
+		switch (param) {
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME:
+			return S_IRUGO;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	case ISCSI_PARAM:
 		switch (param) {
 		case ISCSI_PARAM_MAX_RECV_DLENGTH:
@@ -697,9 +706,6 @@ static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_iser_transport = {
 	.owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name                   = "iser",
 	.caps                   = CAP_RECOVERY_L0 | CAP_MULTI_R2T,
-	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS |
-				  ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME |
-				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME,
 	/* session management */
 	.create_session         = iscsi_iser_session_create,
 	.destroy_session        = iscsi_iser_session_destroy,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
index ecd19bb3b207..feadaa288080 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_iscsi.c
@@ -737,6 +737,15 @@ void beiscsi_ep_disconnect(struct iscsi_endpoint *ep)
 mode_t be2iscsi_attr_is_visible(int param_type, int param)
 {
 	switch (param_type) {
+	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM:
+		switch (param) {
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME:
+			return S_IRUGO;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	case ISCSI_PARAM:
 		switch (param) {
 		case ISCSI_PARAM_MAX_RECV_DLENGTH:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
index 93a3c708411a..72ac64bbceaf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/be2iscsi/be_main.c
@@ -4364,8 +4364,6 @@ struct iscsi_transport beiscsi_iscsi_transport = {
 	.name = DRV_NAME,
 	.caps = CAP_RECOVERY_L0 | CAP_HDRDGST | CAP_TEXT_NEGO |
 		CAP_MULTI_R2T | CAP_DATADGST | CAP_DATA_PATH_OFFLOAD,
-	.host_param_mask = ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS | ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
-				ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME,
 	.create_session = beiscsi_session_create,
 	.destroy_session = beiscsi_session_destroy,
 	.create_conn = beiscsi_conn_create,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
index 2db3399d2734..d1e697190970 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2i/bnx2i_iscsi.c
@@ -2180,6 +2180,15 @@ static int bnx2i_nl_set_path(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct iscsi_path *params)
 static mode_t bnx2i_attr_is_visible(int param_type, int param)
 {
 	switch (param_type) {
+	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM:
+		switch (param) {
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS:
+			return S_IRUGO;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	case ISCSI_PARAM:
 		switch (param) {
 		case ISCSI_PARAM_MAX_RECV_DLENGTH:
@@ -2251,8 +2260,6 @@ struct iscsi_transport bnx2i_iscsi_transport = {
 				  CAP_MULTI_R2T | CAP_DATADGST |
 				  CAP_DATA_PATH_OFFLOAD |
 				  CAP_TEXT_NEGO,
-	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS | ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
-				  ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME,
 	.create_session		= bnx2i_session_create,
 	.destroy_session	= bnx2i_session_destroy,
 	.create_conn		= bnx2i_conn_create,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c
index 50d4e3f05038..f76185b010da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ static struct iscsi_transport cxgb3i_iscsi_transport = {
 	.caps		= CAP_RECOVERY_L0 | CAP_MULTI_R2T | CAP_HDRDGST
 				| CAP_DATADGST | CAP_DIGEST_OFFLOAD |
 				CAP_PADDING_OFFLOAD | CAP_TEXT_NEGO,
-	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS | ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
-				ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME |
-				ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME,
 	.attr_is_visible	= cxgbi_attr_is_visible,
 	.get_host_param	= cxgbi_get_host_param,
 	.set_host_param	= cxgbi_set_host_param,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
index 72f19ef7e016..628a6983a20b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ static struct iscsi_transport cxgb4i_iscsi_transport = {
 	.caps		= CAP_RECOVERY_L0 | CAP_MULTI_R2T | CAP_HDRDGST |
 				CAP_DATADGST | CAP_DIGEST_OFFLOAD |
 				CAP_PADDING_OFFLOAD | CAP_TEXT_NEGO,
-	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS | ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
-				ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME |
-				ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME,
 	.attr_is_visible	= cxgbi_attr_is_visible,
 	.get_host_param	= cxgbi_get_host_param,
 	.set_host_param	= cxgbi_set_host_param,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
index f9c2ca0d8083..67ded44557e1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
@@ -2569,6 +2569,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxgbi_iscsi_cleanup);
 mode_t cxgbi_attr_is_visible(int param_type, int param)
 {
 	switch (param_type) {
+	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM:
+		switch (param) {
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME:
+			return S_IRUGO;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	case ISCSI_PARAM:
 		switch (param) {
 		case ISCSI_PARAM_MAX_RECV_DLENGTH:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
index 6ab212211760..23e706673d06 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c
@@ -875,6 +875,16 @@ static void iscsi_sw_tcp_session_destroy(struct iscsi_cls_session *cls_session)
 static mode_t iscsi_sw_tcp_attr_is_visible(int param_type, int param)
 {
 	switch (param_type) {
+	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM:
+		switch (param) {
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME:
+			return S_IRUGO;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	case ISCSI_PARAM:
 		switch (param) {
 		case ISCSI_PARAM_MAX_RECV_DLENGTH:
@@ -955,9 +965,6 @@ static struct iscsi_transport iscsi_sw_tcp_transport = {
 	.name			= "tcp",
 	.caps			= CAP_RECOVERY_L0 | CAP_MULTI_R2T | CAP_HDRDGST
 				  | CAP_DATADGST,
-	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS | ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
-				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME |
-				  ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME,
 	/* session management */
 	.create_session		= iscsi_sw_tcp_session_create,
 	.destroy_session	= iscsi_sw_tcp_session_destroy,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
index df6da3cb124d..a9da3152ee51 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_os.c
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ static struct iscsi_transport qla4xxx_iscsi_transport = {
 	.name			= DRIVER_NAME,
 	.caps			= CAP_FW_DB | CAP_SENDTARGETS_OFFLOAD |
 				  CAP_DATA_PATH_OFFLOAD,
-	.host_param_mask	= ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS |
-				  ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS |
-				  ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME,
 	.tgt_dscvr		= qla4xxx_tgt_dscvr,
 	.attr_is_visible	= ql4_attr_is_visible,
 	.get_conn_param		= qla4xxx_conn_get_param,
@@ -156,6 +153,15 @@ static struct scsi_transport_template *qla4xxx_scsi_transport;
 static mode_t ql4_attr_is_visible(int param_type, int param)
 {
 	switch (param_type) {
+	case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM:
+		switch (param) {
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS:
+		case ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME:
+			return S_IRUGO;
+		default:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	case ISCSI_PARAM:
 		switch (param) {
 		case ISCSI_PARAM_CONN_ADDRESS:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index a8dd85dc77b1..2e9b68215593 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <scsi/iscsi_if.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
 
-#define ISCSI_HOST_ATTRS 4
-
 #define ISCSI_TRANSPORT_VERSION "2.0-870"
 
 static int dbg_session;
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ struct iscsi_internal {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct device dev;
 
-	struct device_attribute *host_attrs[ISCSI_HOST_ATTRS + 1];
 	struct transport_container conn_cont;
 	struct transport_container session_cont;
 };
@@ -2301,13 +2298,42 @@ iscsi_host_attr(hwaddress, ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS);
 iscsi_host_attr(ipaddress, ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS);
 iscsi_host_attr(initiatorname, ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME);
 
-#define SETUP_HOST_RD_ATTR(field, param_flag)				\
-do {									\
-	if (tt->host_param_mask & param_flag) {				\
-		priv->host_attrs[count] = &dev_attr_host_##field; \
-		count++;						\
-	}								\
-} while (0)
+static struct attribute *iscsi_host_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_host_netdev.attr,
+	&dev_attr_host_hwaddress.attr,
+	&dev_attr_host_ipaddress.attr,
+	&dev_attr_host_initiatorname.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static mode_t iscsi_host_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+					 struct attribute *attr, int i)
+{
+	struct device *cdev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = transport_class_to_shost(cdev);
+	struct iscsi_internal *priv = to_iscsi_internal(shost->transportt);
+	int param;
+
+	if (attr == &dev_attr_host_netdev.attr)
+		param = ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME;
+	else if (attr == &dev_attr_host_hwaddress.attr)
+		param = ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS;
+	else if (attr == &dev_attr_host_ipaddress.attr)
+		param = ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS;
+	else if (attr == &dev_attr_host_initiatorname.attr)
+		param = ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME;
+	else {
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "Invalid host attr");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return priv->iscsi_transport->attr_is_visible(ISCSI_HOST_PARAM, param);
+}
+
+static struct attribute_group iscsi_host_group = {
+	.attrs = iscsi_host_attrs,
+	.is_visible = iscsi_host_attr_is_visible,
+};
 
 static int iscsi_session_match(struct attribute_container *cont,
 			   struct device *dev)
@@ -2379,7 +2405,7 @@ iscsi_register_transport(struct iscsi_transport *tt)
 {
 	struct iscsi_internal *priv;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int count = 0, err;
+	int err;
 
 	BUG_ON(!tt);
 
@@ -2406,20 +2432,12 @@ iscsi_register_transport(struct iscsi_transport *tt)
 		goto unregister_dev;
 
 	/* host parameters */
-	priv->t.host_attrs.ac.attrs = &priv->host_attrs[0];
 	priv->t.host_attrs.ac.class = &iscsi_host_class.class;
 	priv->t.host_attrs.ac.match = iscsi_host_match;
+	priv->t.host_attrs.ac.grp = &iscsi_host_group;
 	priv->t.host_size = sizeof(struct iscsi_cls_host);
 	transport_container_register(&priv->t.host_attrs);
 
-	SETUP_HOST_RD_ATTR(netdev, ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME);
-	SETUP_HOST_RD_ATTR(ipaddress, ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS);
-	SETUP_HOST_RD_ATTR(hwaddress, ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS);
-	SETUP_HOST_RD_ATTR(initiatorname, ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME);
-	BUG_ON(count > ISCSI_HOST_ATTRS);
-	priv->host_attrs[count] = NULL;
-	count = 0;
-
 	/* connection parameters */
 	priv->conn_cont.ac.class = &iscsi_connection_class.class;
 	priv->conn_cont.ac.match = iscsi_conn_match;
diff --git a/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h b/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h
index 164a753fdd3a..3753f7e36386 100644
--- a/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h
+++ b/include/scsi/iscsi_if.h
@@ -391,11 +391,6 @@ enum iscsi_host_param {
 	ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_MAX,
 };
 
-#define ISCSI_HOST_HWADDRESS		(1ULL << ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_HWADDRESS)
-#define ISCSI_HOST_INITIATOR_NAME	(1ULL << ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_INITIATOR_NAME)
-#define ISCSI_HOST_NETDEV_NAME		(1ULL << ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_NETDEV_NAME)
-#define ISCSI_HOST_IPADDRESS		(1ULL << ISCSI_HOST_PARAM_IPADDRESS)
-
 #define iscsi_ptr(_handle) ((void*)(unsigned long)_handle)
 #define iscsi_handle(_ptr) ((uint64_t)(unsigned long)_ptr)
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
index b9e9ef5a881f..77e6dd60fb4b 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ struct iscsi_transport {
 	struct module *owner;
 	char *name;
 	unsigned int caps;
-	/* LLD sets this to indicate what values it can export to sysfs */
-	uint64_t host_param_mask;
 
 	struct iscsi_cls_session *(*create_session) (struct iscsi_endpoint *ep,
 					uint16_t cmds_max, uint16_t qdepth,