diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index e9ae3d5..9255714 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -1354,8 +1354,6 @@ static void evdev_cleanup(struct evdev *evdev)
 	evdev_mark_dead(evdev);
 	evdev_hangup(evdev);
 
-	cdev_del(&evdev->cdev);
-
 	/* evdev is marked dead so no one else accesses evdev->open */
 	if (evdev->open) {
 		input_flush_device(handle, NULL);
@@ -1416,12 +1414,8 @@ static int evdev_connect(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev,
 		goto err_free_evdev;
 
 	cdev_init(&evdev->cdev, &evdev_fops);
-	evdev->cdev.kobj.parent = &evdev->dev.kobj;
-	error = cdev_add(&evdev->cdev, evdev->dev.devt, 1);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_unregister_handle;
 
-	error = device_add(&evdev->dev);
+	error = cdev_device_add(&evdev->cdev, &evdev->dev);
 	if (error)
 		goto err_cleanup_evdev;
 
@@ -1429,7 +1423,6 @@ static int evdev_connect(struct input_handler *handler, struct input_dev *dev,
 
  err_cleanup_evdev:
 	evdev_cleanup(evdev);
- err_unregister_handle:
 	input_unregister_handle(&evdev->handle);
  err_free_evdev:
 	put_device(&evdev->dev);
@@ -1442,7 +1435,7 @@ static void evdev_disconnect(struct input_handle *handle)
 {
 	struct evdev *evdev = handle->private;
 
-	device_del(&evdev->dev);
+	cdev_device_del(&evdev->cdev, &evdev->dev);
 	evdev_cleanup(evdev);
 	input_free_minor(MINOR(evdev->dev.devt));
 	input_unregister_handle(handle);