diff --git a/drivers/base/sys.c b/drivers/base/sys.c
index 79a9ae5238acc1b9fa06a2fed1ed70d2440a9416..0d903909af7e5366126baaa049d35c5ea26fe6b5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/sys.c
+++ b/drivers/base/sys.c
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ int sysdev_register(struct sys_device *sysdev)
 				drv->add(sysdev);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
+		kobject_uevent(&sysdev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	}
 
-	kobject_uevent(&sysdev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return error;
 }