diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 7f9fc1505e94470dfb3ee829e7307249e175f2c3..acf505e4fe94b3bb9a3dbc5ecdaa27d5492b4be9 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ ssize_t device_store_int(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	struct dev_ext_attribute dev_attr_##_name = \
 		{ __ATTR(_name, _mode, device_show_ulong, device_store_ulong), &(_var) }
 
-extern int __must_check device_create_file(struct device *device,
-					const struct device_attribute *entry);
+extern int device_create_file(struct device *device,
+			      const struct device_attribute *entry);
 extern void device_remove_file(struct device *dev,
 			       const struct device_attribute *attr);
 extern int __must_check device_create_bin_file(struct device *dev,