{
        unsigned int ud_id = 0;
        struct csr1212_dentry *dentry;
-       struct csr1212_keyval *kv;
+       struct csr1212_keyval *kv, *vendor_name_kv = NULL;
        u8 last_key_id = 0;
 
        ne->needs_probe = 0;
                                    CSR1212_TEXTUAL_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_WIDTH(kv) == 0 &&
                                    CSR1212_TEXTUAL_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_CHAR_SET(kv) == 0 &&
                                    CSR1212_TEXTUAL_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_LANGUAGE(kv) == 0) {
-                                       ne->vendor_name_kv = kv;
                                        csr1212_keep_keyval(kv);
+                                       vendor_name_kv = kv;
                                }
                        }
                        break;
        }
 
        if (ne->vendor_name_kv) {
-               int error = device_create_file(&ne->device,
-                                              &dev_attr_ne_vendor_name_kv);
-
-               if (error && error != -EEXIST)
+               kv = ne->vendor_name_kv;
+               ne->vendor_name_kv = vendor_name_kv;
+               csr1212_release_keyval(kv);
+       } else if (vendor_name_kv) {
+               ne->vendor_name_kv = vendor_name_kv;
+               if (device_create_file(&ne->device,
+                                      &dev_attr_ne_vendor_name_kv) != 0)
                        HPSB_ERR("Failed to add sysfs attribute");
        }
 }