diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index d5a3986dfee7..479c3a5caaf8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -1107,11 +1107,40 @@ static u32 ftdi_232bm_baud_base_to_divisor(int baud, int base);
 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 umode_t ftdi_sio_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+					 struct attribute *attr, int idx);
+static ssize_t latency_timer_store(struct device *dev,
+				   struct device_attribute *attr,
+				   const char *valbuf, size_t count);
+static ssize_t event_char_store(struct device *dev,
+	struct device_attribute *attr, const char *valbuf, size_t count);
+static ssize_t latency_timer_show(struct device *dev,
+				  struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(latency_timer);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(event_char);
+
+static struct attribute *ftdi_sio_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_event_char.attr,
+	&dev_attr_latency_timer.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group ftdi_sio_group = {
+	.attrs = ftdi_sio_attrs,
+	.is_visible = ftdi_sio_attr_is_visible,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *ftdi_sio_groups[] = {
+	&ftdi_sio_group,
+	NULL
+};
 
 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,
@@ -1696,7 +1725,6 @@ static ssize_t latency_timer_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -EIO;
 	return count;
 }
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(latency_timer);
 
 /* Write an event character directly to the FTDI register.  The ASCII
    value is in the low 8 bits, with the enable bit in the 9th bit. */
@@ -1727,52 +1755,6 @@ static ssize_t event_char_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	return count;
 }
-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);
-		}
-	}
-
-}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB
 
@@ -2251,7 +2233,6 @@ 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 +2358,6 @@ static void ftdi_sio_port_remove(struct usb_serial_port *port)
 
 	ftdi_gpio_remove(port);
 
-	remove_sysfs_attrs(port);
-
 	kfree(priv);
 }
 
@@ -2915,6 +2894,28 @@ static int ftdi_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
 
+static umode_t ftdi_sio_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
+					 struct attribute *attr, int idx)
+{
+	struct device *dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
+	struct usb_serial_port *port = container_of(dev, struct usb_serial_port, dev);
+	struct ftdi_private *priv = usb_get_serial_port_data(port);
+	umode_t mode = attr->mode;
+
+	if (attr == &dev_attr_latency_timer.attr) {
+		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) {
+			return mode;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 module_usb_serial_driver(serial_drivers, id_table_combined);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
