if (err)
                goto out;
 
-       mod->drivers_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mod->mkobj.kobj, "drivers");
-       if (!mod->drivers_dir) {
+       mod->mkobj.drivers_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mod->mkobj.kobj, "drivers");
+       if (!mod->mkobj.drivers_dir) {
                err = -ENOMEM;
                goto out_unreg;
        }
 out_unreg_param:
        module_param_sysfs_remove(mod);
 out_unreg_drivers:
-       kobject_unregister(mod->drivers_dir);
+       kobject_unregister(mod->mkobj.drivers_dir);
 out_unreg:
        kobject_del(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
        kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 {
        module_remove_modinfo_attrs(mod);
        module_param_sysfs_remove(mod);
-       kobject_unregister(mod->drivers_dir);
+       kobject_unregister(mod->mkobj.drivers_dir);
 
        kobject_unregister(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 }
 {
        char *driver_name;
        int no_warn;
+       struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
 
-       if (!mod || !drv)
+       if (!drv)
+               return;
+
+       if (mod)
+               mk = &mod->mkobj;
+       else if (drv->mod_name) {
+               struct kobject *mkobj;
+
+               /* Lookup built-in module entry in /sys/modules */
+               mkobj = kset_find_obj(&module_subsys.kset, drv->mod_name);
+               if (mkobj)
+                       mk = container_of(mkobj, struct module_kobject, kobj);
+       }
+
+       if (!mk)
                return;
 
        /* Don't check return codes; these calls are idempotent */
-       no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->kobj, &mod->mkobj.kobj, "module");
+       no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");
        driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
        if (driver_name) {
-               no_warn = sysfs_create_link(mod->drivers_dir, &drv->kobj,
+               no_warn = sysfs_create_link(mk->drivers_dir, &drv->kobj,
                                            driver_name);
                kfree(driver_name);
        }
                return;
 
        sysfs_remove_link(&drv->kobj, "module");
-       if (drv->owner && drv->owner->drivers_dir) {
+       if (drv->owner && drv->owner->mkobj.drivers_dir) {
                driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
                if (driver_name) {
-                       sysfs_remove_link(drv->owner->drivers_dir,
+                       sysfs_remove_link(drv->owner->mkobj.drivers_dir,
                                          driver_name);
                        kfree(driver_name);
                }
 
        mk->mod = THIS_MODULE;
        kobj_set_kset_s(mk, module_subsys);
        kobject_set_name(&mk->kobj, name);
-       ret = kobject_register(&mk->kobj);
+       kobject_init(&mk->kobj);
+       ret = kobject_add(&mk->kobj);
        BUG_ON(ret < 0);
-
-       /* no need to keep the kobject if no parameter is exported */
-       if (!param_sysfs_setup(mk, kparam, num_params, name_skip)) {
-               kobject_unregister(&mk->kobj);
-               kfree(mk);
-       }
+       param_sysfs_setup(mk, kparam, num_params, name_skip);
+       mk->drivers_dir = kobject_add_dir(&mk->kobj, "drivers");
+       kobject_uevent(&mk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 }
 
 /*