diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 46f744f8892a..0171b9167938 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b94dc6b58667a73eeaf5cfd9c9e90dcd98743c5b
+refs/heads/master: dbe9035d4f690c44b55d3d0f1bc193e2c3fc57fa
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/base/class.c b/trunk/drivers/base/class.c
index ce23dc8c18c5..8df58c57dd25 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
 				  class_name);
 	}
 
+	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+
 	/* notify any interfaces this device is now here */
 	if (parent) {
 		down(&parent->sem);
@@ -533,7 +535,6 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
 				class_intf->add(class_dev);
 		up(&parent->sem);
 	}
-	kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
  register_done:
 	if (error && parent)