/* console rotation */
 static int rotate;
+static int fbcon_has_sysfs;
 
 static const struct consw fb_con;
 
 
 static int fbcon_init_class_device(void)
 {
-       int i;
+       int i, error = 0;
+
+       fbcon_has_sysfs = 1;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(class_device_attrs); i++) {
+               error = class_device_create_file(fbcon_class_device,
+                                                &class_device_attrs[i]);
+
+               if (error)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       if (error) {
+               while (--i >= 0)
+                       class_device_remove_file(fbcon_class_device,
+                                                &class_device_attrs[i]);
+
+               fbcon_has_sysfs = 0;
+       }
 
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(class_device_attrs); i++)
-               class_device_create_file(fbcon_class_device,
-                                        &class_device_attrs[i]);
        return 0;
 }
 
 {
        int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(class_device_attrs); i++)
-               class_device_remove_file(fbcon_class_device,
-                                        &class_device_attrs[i]);
+       if (fbcon_has_sysfs) {
+               for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(class_device_attrs); i++)
+                       class_device_remove_file(fbcon_class_device,
+                                                &class_device_attrs[i]);
+
+               fbcon_has_sysfs = 0;
+       }
 }
 
 static void __exit fb_console_exit(void)