diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index b0d6646a2814..ef55df34ddd0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1578,22 +1578,16 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, char *new_name)
 	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