diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
index 33cf4bd0ed2d..fd4d9423f6e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_value_store(struct device *dev,
 	return status;
 }
 
-static const DEVICE_ATTR(value, 0644,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(value, 0644,
 		gpio_value_show, gpio_value_store);
 
 static irqreturn_t gpio_sysfs_irq(int irq, void *priv)
@@ -353,18 +353,15 @@ static ssize_t gpio_active_low_store(struct device *dev,
 	return status ? : size;
 }
 
-static const DEVICE_ATTR(active_low, 0644,
+static DEVICE_ATTR(active_low, 0644,
 		gpio_active_low_show, gpio_active_low_store);
 
-static const struct attribute *gpio_attrs[] = {
+static struct attribute *gpio_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_value.attr,
 	&dev_attr_active_low.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
-
-static const struct attribute_group gpio_attr_group = {
-	.attrs = (struct attribute **) gpio_attrs,
-};
+ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(gpio);
 
 /*
  * /sys/class/gpio/gpiochipN/
@@ -561,18 +558,15 @@ int gpiod_export(struct gpio_desc *desc, bool direction_may_change)
 	if (desc->chip->names && desc->chip->names[offset])
 		ioname = desc->chip->names[offset];
 
-	dev = device_create(&gpio_class, desc->chip->dev, MKDEV(0, 0),
-			    desc, ioname ? ioname : "gpio%u",
-			    desc_to_gpio(desc));
+	dev = device_create_with_groups(&gpio_class, desc->chip->dev,
+					MKDEV(0, 0), desc, gpio_groups,
+					ioname ? ioname : "gpio%u",
+					desc_to_gpio(desc));
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(dev);
 		goto fail_unlock;
 	}
 
-	status = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &gpio_attr_group);
-	if (status)
-		goto fail_unregister_device;
-
 	if (direction_may_change) {
 		status = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_direction);
 		if (status)
@@ -583,13 +577,15 @@ int gpiod_export(struct gpio_desc *desc, bool direction_may_change)
 				       !test_bit(FLAG_IS_OUT, &desc->flags))) {
 		status = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_edge);
 		if (status)
-			goto fail_unregister_device;
+			goto fail_remove_attr_direction;
 	}
 
 	set_bit(FLAG_EXPORT, &desc->flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_lock);
 	return 0;
 
+fail_remove_attr_direction:
+	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_direction);
 fail_unregister_device:
 	device_unregister(dev);
 fail_unlock:
@@ -723,6 +719,8 @@ void gpiod_unexport(struct gpio_desc *desc)
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_lock);
 
 	if (dev) {
+		device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_edge);
+		device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_direction);
 		device_unregister(dev);
 		put_device(dev);
 	}