diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index 4045bdc..b834f17 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -568,7 +568,11 @@
 	struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd;
 	int error;
 
-	dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, group);
+	if (group)
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, group);
+	else
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get(kobj->sd);
+
 	if (!dir_sd)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
@@ -656,7 +660,10 @@
 {
 	struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd;
 
-	dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, group);
+	if (group)
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get_dirent(kobj->sd, group);
+	else
+		dir_sd = sysfs_get(kobj->sd);
 	if (dir_sd) {
 		sysfs_hash_and_remove(dir_sd, attr->name);
 		sysfs_put(dir_sd);