diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index af08ce7..bce53fa 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -1619,11 +1619,7 @@
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->list, &hdrv->dyn_list);
 	spin_unlock(&hdrv->dyn_lock);
 
-	ret = 0;
-	if (get_driver(&hdrv->driver)) {
-		ret = driver_attach(&hdrv->driver);
-		put_driver(&hdrv->driver);
-	}
+	ret = driver_attach(&hdrv->driver);
 
 	return ret ? : count;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index 3623d65..ff54047 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->node, &drv->dynids.list);
 	spin_unlock(&drv->dynids.lock);
 
-	get_driver(&drv->driver);
 	retval = driver_attach(&drv->driver);
-	put_driver(&drv->driver);
 
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 749c2a1..059699f 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->node, &pdrv->dynids.list);
 	mutex_unlock(&pdrv->dynids.lock);
 
-	if (get_driver(&pdrv->drv)) {
-		retval = driver_attach(&pdrv->drv);
-		put_driver(&pdrv->drv);
-	}
+	retval = driver_attach(&pdrv->drv);
 
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index d40ff95..54c493b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->node, &dynids->list);
 	spin_unlock(&dynids->lock);
 
-	if (get_driver(driver)) {
-		retval = driver_attach(driver);
-		put_driver(driver);
-	}
+	retval = driver_attach(driver);
 
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;