diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index be94b133cb0e..910885c2c282 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8ff22ea7d29d99b3dbec08fd541eb406c6775ec1
+refs/heads/master: 0fea0e9a9c72dab526447895605fc236c87c2726
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/input/mouse/logips2pp.c b/trunk/drivers/input/mouse/logips2pp.c
index 8a4f862709e7..d3ddea26b8ca 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/input/mouse/logips2pp.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/input/mouse/logips2pp.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ int ps2pp_init(struct psmouse *psmouse, int set_properties)
 	unsigned char model, buttons;
 	const struct ps2pp_info *model_info;
 	int use_ps2pp = 0;
+	int error;
 
 	param[0] = 0;
 	ps2_command(ps2dev, param, PSMOUSE_CMD_SETRES);
@@ -393,8 +394,14 @@ int ps2pp_init(struct psmouse *psmouse, int set_properties)
 				psmouse->set_resolution = ps2pp_set_resolution;
 				psmouse->disconnect = ps2pp_disconnect;
 
-				device_create_file(&psmouse->ps2dev.serio->dev,
-						   &psmouse_attr_smartscroll.dattr);
+				error = device_create_file(&psmouse->ps2dev.serio->dev,
+							   &psmouse_attr_smartscroll.dattr);
+				if (error) {
+					printk(KERN_ERR
+						"logips2pp.c: failed to create smartscroll "
+						"sysfs attribute, error: %d\n", error);
+					return -1;
+				}
 			}
 		}