unsigned long flags;
        struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
 
-       cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
-       if (cdev) {
+       if (cio_is_console(sch->schid)) {
                rc = sysfs_create_group(&sch->dev.kobj,
                                        &io_subchannel_attr_group);
                if (rc)
                                      "0.%x.%04x (rc=%d)\n",
                                      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no, rc);
                /*
-                * This subchannel already has an associated ccw_device.
+                * The console subchannel already has an associated ccw_device.
                 * Throw the delayed uevent for the subchannel, register
-                * the ccw_device and exit. This happens for all early
-                * devices, e.g. the console.
+                * the ccw_device and exit.
                 */
                dev_set_uevent_suppress(&sch->dev, 0);
                kobject_uevent(&sch->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+               cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
                cdev->dev.groups = ccwdev_attr_groups;
                device_initialize(&cdev->dev);
                ccw_device_register(cdev);