diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index af08ce7207d972f797d6c2f6d2dbee3c038e0898..bce53fa0e16681ca2bd67e50d6b9d6df7f304b59 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -1619,11 +1619,7 @@ static ssize_t store_new_id(struct device_driver *drv, const char *buf,
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->list, &hdrv->dyn_list);
 	spin_unlock(&hdrv->dyn_lock);
 
-	ret = 0;
-	if (get_driver(&hdrv->driver)) {
-		ret = driver_attach(&hdrv->driver);
-		put_driver(&hdrv->driver);
-	}
+	ret = driver_attach(&hdrv->driver);
 
 	return ret ? : count;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index 3623d65f8b86ccb9d786085ec57592d2e890292c..ff540477fe8b488cbc85bc7af9e44e9411fe4290 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ int pci_add_dynid(struct pci_driver *drv,
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->node, &drv->dynids.list);
 	spin_unlock(&drv->dynids.lock);
 
-	get_driver(&drv->driver);
 	retval = driver_attach(&drv->driver);
-	put_driver(&drv->driver);
 
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 749c2a16012c582bca165db93f14cf4c21ec5293..059699f6363d028b7a4ef1cb3d9e07a62c2a053a 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ pcmcia_store_new_id(struct device_driver *driver, const char *buf, size_t count)
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->node, &pdrv->dynids.list);
 	mutex_unlock(&pdrv->dynids.lock);
 
-	if (get_driver(&pdrv->drv)) {
-		retval = driver_attach(&pdrv->drv);
-		put_driver(&pdrv->drv);
-	}
+	retval = driver_attach(&pdrv->drv);
 
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index d40ff95688135ce82a1c4ccbfac6d129104cd874..54c493b4226ba6c99dbf09a0ed7529ec90134efe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ ssize_t usb_store_new_id(struct usb_dynids *dynids,
 	list_add_tail(&dynid->node, &dynids->list);
 	spin_unlock(&dynids->lock);
 
-	if (get_driver(driver)) {
-		retval = driver_attach(driver);
-		put_driver(driver);
-	}
+	retval = driver_attach(driver);
 
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;