diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index d5a3986dfee7..41d8bfb02322 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1108,41 +1108,6 @@ static u32 ftdi_232bm_baud_to_divisor(int baud);
 static u32 ftdi_2232h_baud_base_to_divisor(int baud, int base);
 static u32 ftdi_2232h_baud_to_divisor(int baud);
 
-static struct usb_serial_driver ftdi_sio_device = {
-	.driver = {
-		.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
-		.name =		"ftdi_sio",
-	},
-	.description =		"FTDI USB Serial Device",
-	.id_table =		id_table_combined,
-	.num_ports =		1,
-	.bulk_in_size =		512,
-	.bulk_out_size =	256,
-	.probe =		ftdi_sio_probe,
-	.port_probe =		ftdi_sio_port_probe,
-	.port_remove =		ftdi_sio_port_remove,
-	.open =			ftdi_open,
-	.dtr_rts =		ftdi_dtr_rts,
-	.throttle =		usb_serial_generic_throttle,
-	.unthrottle =		usb_serial_generic_unthrottle,
-	.process_read_urb =	ftdi_process_read_urb,
-	.prepare_write_buffer =	ftdi_prepare_write_buffer,
-	.tiocmget =		ftdi_tiocmget,
-	.tiocmset =		ftdi_tiocmset,
-	.tiocmiwait =		usb_serial_generic_tiocmiwait,
-	.get_icount =           usb_serial_generic_get_icount,
-	.ioctl =		ftdi_ioctl,
-	.get_serial =		get_serial_info,
-	.set_serial =		set_serial_info,
-	.set_termios =		ftdi_set_termios,
-	.break_ctl =		ftdi_break_ctl,
-	.tx_empty =		ftdi_tx_empty,
-};
-
-static struct usb_serial_driver * const serial_drivers[] = {
-	&ftdi_sio_device, NULL
-};
-
 
 #define WDR_TIMEOUT 5000 /* default urb timeout */
 #define WDR_SHORT_TIMEOUT 1000	/* shorter urb timeout */
@@ -1729,50 +1694,12 @@ static ssize_t event_char_store(struct device *dev,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(event_char);
 
-static int create_sysfs_attrs(struct usb_serial_port *port)
-{
-	struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-	int retval = 0;
-
-	/* XXX I've no idea if the original SIO supports the event_char
-	 * sysfs parameter, so I'm playing it safe.  */
-	if (priv->chip_type != SIO) {
-		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "sysfs attributes for %s\n", ftdi_chip_name[priv->chip_type]);
-		retval = device_create_file(&port->dev, &dev_attr_event_char);
-		if ((!retval) &&
-		    (priv->chip_type == FT232BM ||
-		     priv->chip_type == FT2232C ||
-		     priv->chip_type == FT232RL ||
-		     priv->chip_type == FT2232H ||
-		     priv->chip_type == FT4232H ||
-		     priv->chip_type == FT232H ||
-		     priv->chip_type == FTX)) {
-			retval = device_create_file(&port->dev,
-						    &dev_attr_latency_timer);
-		}
-	}
-	return retval;
-}
-
-static void remove_sysfs_attrs(struct usb_serial_port *port)
-{
-	struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
-
-	/* XXX see create_sysfs_attrs */
-	if (priv->chip_type != SIO) {
-		device_remove_file(&port->dev, &dev_attr_event_char);
-		if (priv->chip_type == FT232BM ||
-		    priv->chip_type == FT2232C ||
-		    priv->chip_type == FT232RL ||
-		    priv->chip_type == FT2232H ||
-		    priv->chip_type == FT4232H ||
-		    priv->chip_type == FT232H ||
-		    priv->chip_type == FTX) {
-			device_remove_file(&port->dev, &dev_attr_latency_timer);
-		}
-	}
-
-}
+static struct attribute *ftdi_sio_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_event_char.attr,
+	&dev_attr_latency_timer.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(ftdi_sio);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB
 
@@ -2251,7 +2178,6 @@ static int ftdi_sio_port_probe(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 	if (read_latency_timer(port) < 0)
 		priv->latency = 16;
 	write_latency_timer(port);
-	create_sysfs_attrs(port);
 
 	result = ftdi_gpio_init(port);
 	if (result < 0) {
@@ -2377,8 +2303,6 @@ static void ftdi_sio_port_remove(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 	ftdi_gpio_remove(port);
 
-	remove_sysfs_attrs(port);
-
 	kfree(priv);
 }
 
@@ -2915,6 +2839,42 @@ static int ftdi_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
 
+static struct usb_serial_driver ftdi_sio_device = {
+	.driver = {
+		.owner =	THIS_MODULE,
+		.name =		"ftdi_sio",
+		.dev_groups =	ftdi_sio_groups,
+	},
+	.description =		"FTDI USB Serial Device",
+	.id_table =		id_table_combined,
+	.num_ports =		1,
+	.bulk_in_size =		512,
+	.bulk_out_size =	256,
+	.probe =		ftdi_sio_probe,
+	.port_probe =		ftdi_sio_port_probe,
+	.port_remove =		ftdi_sio_port_remove,
+	.open =			ftdi_open,
+	.dtr_rts =		ftdi_dtr_rts,
+	.throttle =		usb_serial_generic_throttle,
+	.unthrottle =		usb_serial_generic_unthrottle,
+	.process_read_urb =	ftdi_process_read_urb,
+	.prepare_write_buffer =	ftdi_prepare_write_buffer,
+	.tiocmget =		ftdi_tiocmget,
+	.tiocmset =		ftdi_tiocmset,
+	.tiocmiwait =		usb_serial_generic_tiocmiwait,
+	.get_icount =           usb_serial_generic_get_icount,
+	.ioctl =		ftdi_ioctl,
+	.get_serial =		get_serial_info,
+	.set_serial =		set_serial_info,
+	.set_termios =		ftdi_set_termios,
+	.break_ctl =		ftdi_break_ctl,
+	.tx_empty =		ftdi_tx_empty,
+};
+
+static struct usb_serial_driver * const serial_drivers[] = {
+	&ftdi_sio_device, NULL
+};
+
 module_usb_serial_driver(serial_drivers, id_table_combined);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
