diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index a15e531ec755fae2d8befa7615530676914a703b..5895202b972c01ef1f85cda6a42585759fef65d9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -115,18 +115,18 @@ static int serio_match_port(const struct serio_device_id *ids, struct serio *ser
  * Basic serio -> driver core mappings
  */
 
-static void serio_bind_driver(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
+static int serio_bind_driver(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	down_write(&serio_bus.subsys.rwsem);
-
 	if (serio_match_port(drv->id_table, serio)) {
+
 		serio->dev.driver = &drv->driver;
 		if (serio_connect_driver(serio, drv)) {
 			serio->dev.driver = NULL;
-			goto out;
+			return -ENODEV;
 		}
+
 		error = device_bind_driver(&serio->dev);
 		if (error) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
@@ -136,31 +136,21 @@ static void serio_bind_driver(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 				drv->description, error);
 			serio_disconnect_driver(serio);
 			serio->dev.driver = NULL;
-			goto out;
+			return error;
 		}
 	}
- out:
-	up_write(&serio_bus.subsys.rwsem);
-}
-
-static void serio_release_driver(struct serio *serio)
-{
-	down_write(&serio_bus.subsys.rwsem);
-	device_release_driver(&serio->dev);
-	up_write(&serio_bus.subsys.rwsem);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void serio_find_driver(struct serio *serio)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	down_write(&serio_bus.subsys.rwsem);
 	error = device_attach(&serio->dev);
 	if (error < 0)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 			"serio: device_attach() failed for %s (%s), error: %d\n",
 			serio->phys, serio->name, error);
-	up_write(&serio_bus.subsys.rwsem);
 }
 
 
@@ -470,13 +460,12 @@ static ssize_t serio_rebind_driver(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *
 {
 	struct serio *serio = to_serio_port(dev);
 	struct device_driver *drv;
-	int retval;
+	int error;
 
-	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&serio_mutex);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
+	error = mutex_lock_interruptible(&serio_mutex);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
-	retval = count;
 	if (!strncmp(buf, "none", count)) {
 		serio_disconnect_port(serio);
 	} else if (!strncmp(buf, "reconnect", count)) {
@@ -486,15 +475,15 @@ static ssize_t serio_rebind_driver(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *
 		serio_find_driver(serio);
 	} else if ((drv = driver_find(buf, &serio_bus)) != NULL) {
 		serio_disconnect_port(serio);
-		serio_bind_driver(serio, to_serio_driver(drv));
+		error = serio_bind_driver(serio, to_serio_driver(drv));
 		put_driver(drv);
 	} else {
-		retval = -EINVAL;
+		error = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&serio_mutex);
 
-	return retval;
+	return error ? error : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t serio_show_bind_mode(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
@@ -665,7 +654,7 @@ static void serio_disconnect_port(struct serio *serio)
 		do {
 			parent = s->parent;
 
-			serio_release_driver(s);
+			device_release_driver(&s->dev);
 			serio_destroy_port(s);
 		} while ((s = parent) != serio);
 	}
@@ -673,7 +662,7 @@ static void serio_disconnect_port(struct serio *serio)
 	/*
 	 * Ok, no children left, now disconnect this port
 	 */
-	serio_release_driver(serio);
+	device_release_driver(&serio->dev);
 }
 
 void serio_rescan(struct serio *serio)