diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 1bdc42f..481fdec 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@
 	int v;
 
 	BUG_ON(sd->s_sibling || !(sd->s_flags & SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED));
+
+	if (!(sysfs_type(sd) & SYSFS_ACTIVE_REF))
+		return;
+
 	sd->s_sibling = (void *)&wait;
 
 	rwsem_acquire(&sd->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
@@ -315,7 +319,6 @@
 
 	atomic_set(&sd->s_count, 1);
 	atomic_set(&sd->s_active, 0);
-	sysfs_dirent_init_lockdep(sd);
 
 	sd->s_name = name;
 	sd->s_mode = mode;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 4096136..e222b25 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@
 	if (!sd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	sd->s_attr.attr = (void *)attr;
+	sysfs_dirent_init_lockdep(sd);
 
 	sysfs_addrm_start(&acxt, dir_sd);
 	rc = sysfs_add_one(&acxt, sd);
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index bb7723c..7db6884 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #define SYSFS_KOBJ_BIN_ATTR		0x0004
 #define SYSFS_KOBJ_LINK			0x0008
 #define SYSFS_COPY_NAME			(SYSFS_DIR | SYSFS_KOBJ_LINK)
+#define SYSFS_ACTIVE_REF		(SYSFS_KOBJ_ATTR | SYSFS_KOBJ_BIN_ATTR)
 
 #define SYSFS_FLAG_MASK			~SYSFS_TYPE_MASK
 #define SYSFS_FLAG_REMOVED		0x0200