diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 67c3d38..1c343fe 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -697,6 +697,35 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
 }
 
+/* default kobject attribute operations */
+static ssize_t kobj_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+			      char *buf)
+{
+	struct kobj_attribute *kattr;
+	ssize_t ret = -EIO;
+
+	kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr);
+	if (kattr->show)
+		ret = kattr->show(kobj, kattr, buf);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t kobj_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+			       const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct kobj_attribute *kattr;
+	ssize_t ret = -EIO;
+
+	kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr);
+	if (kattr->store)
+		ret = kattr->store(kobj, kattr, buf, count);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = {
+	.show	= kobj_attr_show,
+	.store	= kobj_attr_store,
+};
 
 /**
  *	kset_add - add a kset object to the hierarchy.