diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index e452deb8039..5445c3c2ee8 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ static elevator_t *elevator_alloc(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	eq->ops = &e->ops;
 	eq->elevator_type = e;
-	kobject_init(&eq->kobj);
-	kobject_set_name(&eq->kobj, "%s", "iosched");
-	eq->kobj.ktype = &elv_ktype;
+	kobject_init_ng(&eq->kobj, &elv_ktype);
 	mutex_init(&eq->sysfs_lock);
 
 	eq->hash = kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct hlist_head) * ELV_HASH_ENTRIES,
@@ -931,9 +929,7 @@ int elv_register_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	elevator_t *e = q->elevator;
 	int error;
 
-	e->kobj.parent = &q->kobj;
-
-	error = kobject_add(&e->kobj);
+	error = kobject_add_ng(&e->kobj, &q->kobj, "%s", "iosched");
 	if (!error) {
 		struct elv_fs_entry *attr = e->elevator_type->elevator_attrs;
 		if (attr) {