diff --git a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
index e64b0dc664f3fb52a7011b8edaad06368efdc8ee..b750f13d03281aab016545cc80929b32216db283 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
@@ -168,23 +168,6 @@ static struct kobj_type dlm_ktype = {
 
 static struct kset *dlm_kset;
 
-static int kobject_setup(struct dlm_ls *ls)
-{
-	char lsname[DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN];
-	int error;
-
-	memset(lsname, 0, DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN);
-	snprintf(lsname, DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN, "%s", ls->ls_name);
-
-	error = kobject_set_name(&ls->ls_kobj, "%s", lsname);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	ls->ls_kobj.kset = dlm_kset;
-	ls->ls_kobj.ktype = &dlm_ktype;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int do_uevent(struct dlm_ls *ls, int in)
 {
 	int error;
@@ -545,13 +528,12 @@ static int new_lockspace(char *name, int namelen, void **lockspace,
 		goto out_delist;
 	}
 
-	error = kobject_setup(ls);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_stop;
-
-	error = kobject_register(&ls->ls_kobj);
+	ls->ls_kobj.kset = dlm_kset;
+	error = kobject_init_and_add(&ls->ls_kobj, &dlm_ktype, NULL,
+				     "%s", ls->ls_name);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_stop;
+	kobject_uevent(&ls->ls_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	/* let kobject handle freeing of ls if there's an error */
 	do_unreg = 1;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/sysfs.c b/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/sysfs.c
index e5a4fbf7265f80657281c4cb341f08d0540d7537..a7336b909c61730432184e3fa622fa4130474066 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/locking/dlm/sysfs.c
@@ -195,19 +195,12 @@ int gdlm_kobject_setup(struct gdlm_ls *ls, struct kobject *fskobj)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	error = kobject_set_name(&ls->kobj, "%s", "lock_module");
-	if (error) {
-		log_error("can't set kobj name %d", error);
-		return error;
-	}
-
 	ls->kobj.kset = gdlm_kset;
-	ls->kobj.ktype = &gdlm_ktype;
-	ls->kobj.parent = fskobj;
-
-	error = kobject_register(&ls->kobj);
+	error = kobject_init_and_add(&ls->kobj, &gdlm_ktype, fskobj,
+				     "lock_module");
 	if (error)
 		log_error("can't register kobj %d", error);
+	kobject_uevent(&ls->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index 44cfaae92e764376e5455e44cc1c858a15e0bd39..8d9cd5bd58452e13246b0365e27a356f8b2428da 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -494,13 +494,8 @@ int gfs2_sys_fs_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	int error;
 
 	sdp->sd_kobj.kset = gfs2_kset;
-	sdp->sd_kobj.ktype = &gfs2_ktype;
-
-	error = kobject_set_name(&sdp->sd_kobj, "%s", sdp->sd_table_name);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail;
-
-	error = kobject_register(&sdp->sd_kobj);
+	error = kobject_init_and_add(&sdp->sd_kobj, &gfs2_ktype, NULL,
+				     "%s", sdp->sd_table_name);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -520,6 +515,7 @@ int gfs2_sys_fs_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_args;
 
+	kobject_uevent(&sdp->sd_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return 0;
 
 fail_args: