if (old_class_name) {
                new_class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj);
                if (new_class_name) {
-                       error = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->parent->kobj,
-                                                        &dev->kobj,
-                                                        new_class_name);
-                       if (error)
-                               goto out;
-                       sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj, old_class_name);
+                       error = sysfs_rename_link(&dev->parent->kobj,
+                                                 &dev->kobj,
+                                                 old_class_name,
+                                                 new_class_name);
                }
        }
 #else
        if (dev->class) {
-               error = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
-                                                &dev->kobj, dev_name(dev));
-               if (error)
-                       goto out;
-               sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
-                                 old_device_name);
+               error = sysfs_rename_link(&dev->class->p->class_subsys.kobj,
+                                         &dev->kobj, old_device_name, new_name);
        }
 #endif