diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index faa1a803caa..dc30d9e3168 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -579,38 +579,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_add_file_to_group);
  */
 int sysfs_chmod_file(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, mode_t mode)
 {
-	struct sysfs_dirent *victim_sd = NULL;
-	struct dentry *victim = NULL;
-	struct inode * inode;
+	struct sysfs_dirent *sd;
 	struct iattr newattrs;
 	int rc;
 
+	mutex_lock(&sysfs_mutex);
+
 	rc = -ENOENT;
-	victim_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, attr->name);
-	if (!victim_sd)
+	sd = sysfs_find_dirent(kobj->sd, attr->name);
+	if (!sd)
 		goto out;
 
-	mutex_lock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-	victim = sysfs_get_dentry(victim_sd);
-	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_rename_mutex);
-	if (IS_ERR(victim)) {
-		rc = PTR_ERR(victim);
-		victim = NULL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	inode = victim->d_inode;
-
-	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-
-	newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
+	newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (sd->s_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
 	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
-	rc = sysfs_setattr(victim, &newattrs);
+	rc = sysfs_sd_setattr(sd, &newattrs);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
  out:
-	dput(victim);
-	sysfs_put(victim_sd);
+	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfs_chmod_file);