/* Build attribute */
                tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.attribute_kset;
-               ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj, &tlmi_attr_setting_ktype,
-                               NULL, "%s", tlmi_priv.setting[i]->display_name);
+               ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.setting[i]->kobj, NULL,
+                                 "%s", tlmi_priv.setting[i]->display_name);
                if (ret)
                        goto fail_create_attr;
 
                goto fail_create_attr;
        }
        tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
-       ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype,
-                       NULL, "%s", "Admin");
+       ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, NULL, "%s", "Admin");
        if (ret)
                goto fail_create_attr;
 
                goto fail_create_attr;
 
        tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj.kset = tlmi_priv.authentication_kset;
-       ret = kobject_init_and_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype,
-                       NULL, "%s", "System");
+       ret = kobject_add(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj, NULL, "%s", "System");
        if (ret)
                goto fail_create_attr;
 
                                pr_info("Error retrieving possible values for %d : %s\n",
                                                i, setting->display_name);
                }
+               kobject_init(&setting->kobj, &tlmi_attr_setting_ktype);
                tlmi_priv.setting[i] = setting;
                tlmi_priv.settings_count++;
                kfree(item);
        if (pwdcfg.password_state & TLMI_PAP_PWD)
                tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->valid = true;
 
+       kobject_init(&tlmi_priv.pwd_admin->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
+
        tlmi_priv.pwd_power = kzalloc(sizeof(struct tlmi_pwd_setting), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!tlmi_priv.pwd_power) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
        if (pwdcfg.password_state & TLMI_POP_PWD)
                tlmi_priv.pwd_power->valid = true;
 
+       kobject_init(&tlmi_priv.pwd_power->kobj, &tlmi_pwd_setting_ktype);
+
        return 0;
 
 fail_clear_attr: