diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 6ae2ac4..f0f8928 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@
 	kfree(client);
 
 	evdev_close_device(evdev);
-	put_device(&evdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -331,7 +330,6 @@
 	file->private_data = client;
 	nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 
-	get_device(&evdev->dev);
 	return 0;
 
  err_free_client:
@@ -1001,6 +999,7 @@
 		goto err_free_evdev;
 
 	cdev_init(&evdev->cdev, &evdev_fops);
+	evdev->cdev.kobj.parent = &evdev->dev.kobj;
 	error = cdev_add(&evdev->cdev, evdev->dev.devt, 1);
 	if (error)
 		goto err_unregister_handle;
diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index b62b589..f362883 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@
 	kfree(client);
 
 	joydev_close_device(joydev);
-	put_device(&joydev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -270,7 +269,6 @@
 	file->private_data = client;
 	nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 
-	get_device(&joydev->dev);
 	return 0;
 
  err_free_client:
@@ -858,6 +856,7 @@
 		goto err_free_joydev;
 
 	cdev_init(&joydev->cdev, &joydev_fops);
+	joydev->cdev.kobj.parent = &joydev->dev.kobj;
 	error = cdev_add(&joydev->cdev, joydev->dev.devt, 1);
 	if (error)
 		goto err_unregister_handle;
diff --git a/drivers/input/mousedev.c b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
index a1b4c37..8f02e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mousedev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
@@ -523,7 +523,6 @@
 	kfree(client);
 
 	mousedev_close_device(mousedev);
-	put_device(&mousedev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -558,7 +557,6 @@
 	file->private_data = client;
 	nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 
-	get_device(&mousedev->dev);
 	return 0;
 
  err_free_client:
@@ -892,6 +890,7 @@
 	}
 
 	cdev_init(&mousedev->cdev, &mousedev_fops);
+	mousedev->cdev.kobj.parent = &mousedev->dev.kobj;
 	error = cdev_add(&mousedev->cdev, mousedev->dev.devt, 1);
 	if (error)
 		goto err_unregister_handle;