diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-device.c b/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
index 781fd7374ae9a9b2dfc84bacc58aae8f580cde76..e9c18f582c82edaf5d4d664014ca244eb2a2b8a9 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
@@ -1136,6 +1136,7 @@ static void fw_device_refresh(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto give_up;
 	}
 
+	fw_device_cdev_update(device);
 	create_units(device);
 
 	/* Userspace may want to re-read attributes. */