diff --git a/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c b/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
index b910181..2b464b6 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/atmtcp.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int atmtcp_create(int itf,int persist,struct atm_dev **result)
 	if (!dev_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL,&atmtcp_v_dev_ops,itf,NULL);
+	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL,NULL,&atmtcp_v_dev_ops,itf,NULL);
 	if (!dev) {
 		kfree(dev_data);
 		return itf == -1 ? -ENOMEM : -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/eni.c b/drivers/atm/eni.c
index 97c5898..c495fae 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/eni.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/eni.c
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ static int __devinit eni_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 		    &zeroes);
 		if (!cpu_zeroes) goto out1;
 	}
-	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL,&ops,-1,NULL);
+	dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pci_dev->dev, &ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!dev) goto out2;
 	pci_set_drvdata(pci_dev, dev);
 	eni_dev->pci_dev = pci_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/firestream.c b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
index 5d86bb8..7d912ba 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/firestream.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/firestream.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ static int __devinit firestream_init_one (struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 		    fs_dev, sizeof (struct fs_dev));
 	if (!fs_dev)
 		goto err_out;
-	atm_dev = atm_dev_register("fs", &ops, -1, NULL);
+	atm_dev = atm_dev_register("fs", &pci_dev->dev, &ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!atm_dev)
 		goto err_out_free_fs_dev;
   
diff --git a/drivers/atm/he.c b/drivers/atm/he.c
index 801e8b6..6cf59bf 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/he.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/he.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ he_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_ent)
 		goto init_one_failure;
 	}
 
-	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &he_ops, -1, NULL);
+	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(DEV_LABEL, &pci_dev->dev, &he_ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (!atm_dev) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto init_one_failure;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
index 2f3516b..af37a5f 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/nicstar.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ static int __devinit ns_init_card(int i, struct pci_dev *pcidev)
 	}
 
 	/* Register device */
-	card->atmdev = atm_dev_register("nicstar", &atm_ops, -1, NULL);
+	card->atmdev = atm_dev_register("nicstar", &card->pcidev->dev, &atm_ops, -1, NULL);
 	if (card->atmdev == NULL) {
 		printk("nicstar%d: can't register device.\n", i);
 		error = 17;
diff --git a/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c b/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c
index 2e08c99..73fb1c4 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/solos-pci.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static irqreturn_t solos_irq(int irq, void *dev_id);
 static struct atm_vcc* find_vcc(struct atm_dev *dev, short vpi, int vci);
 static int list_vccs(int vci);
 static void release_vccs(struct atm_dev *dev);
-static int atm_init(struct solos_card *);
+static int atm_init(struct solos_card *, struct device *);
 static void atm_remove(struct solos_card *);
 static int send_command(struct solos_card *card, int dev, const char *buf, size_t size);
 static void solos_bh(unsigned long);
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static int fpga_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (db_firmware_upgrade)
 		flash_upgrade(card, 3);
 
-	err = atm_init(card);
+	err = atm_init(card, &dev->dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_irq;
 
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static int fpga_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int atm_init(struct solos_card *card)
+static int atm_init(struct solos_card *card, struct device *parent)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ static int atm_init(struct solos_card *card)
 		skb_queue_head_init(&card->tx_queue[i]);
 		skb_queue_head_init(&card->cli_queue[i]);
 
-		card->atmdev[i] = atm_dev_register("solos-pci", &fpga_ops, -1, NULL);
+		card->atmdev[i] = atm_dev_register("solos-pci", parent, &fpga_ops, -1, NULL);
 		if (!card->atmdev[i]) {
 			dev_err(&card->dev->dev, "Could not register ATM device %d\n", i);
 			atm_remove(card);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
index 05bf5a2..989e16e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/usbatm.c
@@ -951,7 +951,9 @@ static int usbatm_atm_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
 	 * condition: callbacks we register can be executed at once, before we have
 	 * initialized the struct atm_dev.  To protect against this, all callbacks
 	 * abort if atm_dev->dev_data is NULL. */
-	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(instance->driver_name, &usbatm_atm_devops, -1, NULL);
+	atm_dev = atm_dev_register(instance->driver_name,
+				   &instance->usb_intf->dev, &usbatm_atm_devops,
+				   -1, NULL);
 	if (!atm_dev) {
 		usb_err(instance, "%s: failed to register ATM device!\n", __func__);
 		return -1;
@@ -966,14 +968,6 @@ static int usbatm_atm_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
 	/* temp init ATM device, set to 128kbit */
 	atm_dev->link_rate = 128 * 1000 / 424;
 
-	ret = sysfs_create_link(&atm_dev->class_dev.kobj,
-				&instance->usb_intf->dev.kobj, "device");
-	if (ret) {
-		atm_err(instance, "%s: sysfs_create_link failed: %d\n",
-					__func__, ret);
-		goto fail_sysfs;
-	}
-
 	if (instance->driver->atm_start && ((ret = instance->driver->atm_start(instance, atm_dev)) < 0)) {
 		atm_err(instance, "%s: atm_start failed: %d!\n", __func__, ret);
 		goto fail;
@@ -992,8 +986,6 @@ static int usbatm_atm_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
-	sysfs_remove_link(&atm_dev->class_dev.kobj, "device");
- fail_sysfs:
 	instance->atm_dev = NULL;
 	atm_dev_deregister(atm_dev); /* usbatm_atm_dev_close will eventually be called */
 	return ret;
@@ -1329,7 +1321,6 @@ void usbatm_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	/* ATM finalize */
 	if (instance->atm_dev) {
-		sysfs_remove_link(&instance->atm_dev->class_dev.kobj, "device");
 		atm_dev_deregister(instance->atm_dev);
 		instance->atm_dev = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/atmdev.h b/include/linux/atmdev.h
index a8e4e83..475f8c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/atmdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/atmdev.h
@@ -427,8 +427,10 @@ extern rwlock_t vcc_sklist_lock;
 
 #define ATM_SKB(skb) (((struct atm_skb_data *) (skb)->cb))
 
-struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type,const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
-    int number,unsigned long *flags); /* number == -1: pick first available */
+struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, struct device *parent,
+				 const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
+				 int number, /* -1 == pick first available */
+				 unsigned long *flags);
 struct atm_dev *atm_dev_lookup(int number);
 void atm_dev_deregister(struct atm_dev *dev);
 
diff --git a/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c b/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c
index 799c631..f7fa67c 100644
--- a/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/atm/atm_sysfs.c
@@ -143,12 +143,13 @@ static struct class atm_class = {
 	.dev_uevent		= atm_uevent,
 };
 
-int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev)
+int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev, struct device *parent)
 {
 	struct device *cdev = &adev->class_dev;
 	int i, j, err;
 
 	cdev->class = &atm_class;
+	cdev->parent = parent;
 	dev_set_drvdata(cdev, adev);
 
 	dev_set_name(cdev, "%s%d", adev->type, adev->number);
diff --git a/net/atm/resources.c b/net/atm/resources.c
index d29e582..23f45ce 100644
--- a/net/atm/resources.c
+++ b/net/atm/resources.c
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ struct atm_dev *atm_dev_lookup(int number)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(atm_dev_lookup);
 
-struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
-				 int number, unsigned long *flags)
+struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, struct device *parent,
+				 const struct atmdev_ops *ops, int number,
+				 unsigned long *flags)
 {
 	struct atm_dev *dev, *inuse;
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ struct atm_dev *atm_dev_register(const char *type, const struct atmdev_ops *ops,
 		goto out_fail;
 	}
 
-	if (atm_register_sysfs(dev) < 0) {
+	if (atm_register_sysfs(dev, parent) < 0) {
 		pr_err("atm_register_sysfs failed for dev %s\n", type);
 		atm_proc_dev_deregister(dev);
 		goto out_fail;
diff --git a/net/atm/resources.h b/net/atm/resources.h
index 126fb18..521431e 100644
--- a/net/atm/resources.h
+++ b/net/atm/resources.h
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ static inline void atm_proc_dev_deregister(struct atm_dev *dev)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
-int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev);
+int atm_register_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev, struct device *parent);
 void atm_unregister_sysfs(struct atm_dev *adev);
 #endif
