diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
index fd4d942..f62aa11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-sysfs.c
@@ -356,12 +356,44 @@
 static DEVICE_ATTR(active_low, 0644,
 		gpio_active_low_show, gpio_active_low_store);
 
+static umode_t gpio_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+			       int n)
+{
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct gpio_desc *desc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	umode_t mode = attr->mode;
+	bool show_direction = test_bit(FLAG_SYSFS_DIR, &desc->flags);
+
+	if (attr == &dev_attr_direction.attr) {
+		if (!show_direction)
+			mode = 0;
+	} else if (attr == &dev_attr_edge.attr) {
+		if (gpiod_to_irq(desc) < 0)
+			mode = 0;
+		if (!show_direction && test_bit(FLAG_IS_OUT, &desc->flags))
+			mode = 0;
+	}
+
+	return mode;
+}
+
 static struct attribute *gpio_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_direction.attr,
+	&dev_attr_edge.attr,
 	&dev_attr_value.attr,
 	&dev_attr_active_low.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
-ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(gpio);
+
+static const struct attribute_group gpio_group = {
+	.attrs = gpio_attrs,
+	.is_visible = gpio_is_visible,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group *gpio_groups[] = {
+	&gpio_group,
+	NULL
+};
 
 /*
  * /sys/class/gpio/gpiochipN/
@@ -550,8 +582,11 @@
 		goto fail_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (!desc->chip->direction_input || !desc->chip->direction_output)
-		direction_may_change = false;
+	if (desc->chip->direction_input && desc->chip->direction_output &&
+			direction_may_change) {
+		set_bit(FLAG_SYSFS_DIR, &desc->flags);
+	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
 
 	offset = gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc);
@@ -567,27 +602,10 @@
 		goto fail_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (direction_may_change) {
-		status = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_direction);
-		if (status)
-			goto fail_unregister_device;
-	}
-
-	if (gpiod_to_irq(desc) >= 0 && (direction_may_change ||
-				       !test_bit(FLAG_IS_OUT, &desc->flags))) {
-		status = device_create_file(dev, &dev_attr_edge);
-		if (status)
-			goto fail_remove_attr_direction;
-	}
-
 	set_bit(FLAG_EXPORT, &desc->flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_lock);
 	return 0;
 
-fail_remove_attr_direction:
-	device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_direction);
-fail_unregister_device:
-	device_unregister(dev);
 fail_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_lock);
 	gpiod_dbg(desc, "%s: status %d\n", __func__, status);
@@ -711,6 +729,7 @@
 		dev = class_find_device(&gpio_class, NULL, desc, match_export);
 		if (dev) {
 			gpio_setup_irq(desc, dev, 0);
+			clear_bit(FLAG_SYSFS_DIR, &desc->flags);
 			clear_bit(FLAG_EXPORT, &desc->flags);
 		} else
 			status = -ENODEV;
@@ -719,8 +738,6 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&sysfs_lock);
 
 	if (dev) {
-		device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_edge);
-		device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_direction);
 		device_unregister(dev);
 		put_device(dev);
 	}