if (!cls->dev_kobj)
cls->dev_kobj = sysfs_dev_char_kobj;
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED) && defined(CONFIG_BLOCK)
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLOCK)
/* let the block class directory show up in the root of sysfs */
- if (cls != &block_class)
+ if (!sysfs_deprecated || cls != &block_class)
cp->class_subsys.kobj.kset = class_kset;
#else
cp->class_subsys.kobj.kset = class_kset;