diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index c892c296a4de..5bb3a2109ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -207,8 +207,9 @@ int misc_register(struct miscdevice * misc)
 
 	dev = MKDEV(MISC_MAJOR, misc->minor);
 
-	misc->this_device = device_create(misc_class, misc->parent, dev,
-					  misc, "%s", misc->name);
+	misc->this_device =
+		device_create_with_groups(misc_class, misc->parent, dev,
+					  misc, misc->groups, "%s", misc->name);
 	if (IS_ERR(misc->this_device)) {
 		int i = DYNAMIC_MINORS - misc->minor - 1;
 		if (i < DYNAMIC_MINORS && i >= 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index ee80dd7d9f60..819077c32690 100644
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR	255
 
 struct device;
+struct attribute_group;
 
 struct miscdevice  {
 	int minor;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ struct miscdevice  {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct device *parent;
 	struct device *this_device;
+	const struct attribute_group **groups;
 	const char *nodename;
 	umode_t mode;
 };