diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 0738ccad08b2e0..db4f910e8e36e9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -192,11 +192,14 @@ extern struct kset *devices_kset;
 void devices_kset_move_last(struct device *dev);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) && defined(CONFIG_SYSFS)
-void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv);
+int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv);
 void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
 #else
-static inline void module_add_driver(struct module *mod,
-				     struct device_driver *drv) { }
+static inline int module_add_driver(struct module *mod,
+				    struct device_driver *drv)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 static inline void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv) { }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index daee55c9b2d9e1..ffea0728b8b2fb 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -674,7 +674,12 @@ int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 		if (error)
 			goto out_del_list;
 	}
-	module_add_driver(drv->owner, drv);
+	error = module_add_driver(drv->owner, drv);
+	if (error) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to create module links for %s\n",
+			__func__, drv->name);
+		goto out_detach;
+	}
 
 	error = driver_create_file(drv, &driver_attr_uevent);
 	if (error) {
@@ -699,6 +704,8 @@ int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_detach:
+	driver_detach(drv);
 out_del_list:
 	klist_del(&priv->knode_bus);
 out_unregister:
diff --git a/drivers/base/module.c b/drivers/base/module.c
index 46ad4d636731dd..a1b55da07127d8 100644
--- a/drivers/base/module.c
+++ b/drivers/base/module.c
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ static void module_create_drivers_dir(struct module_kobject *mk)
 	mutex_unlock(&drivers_dir_mutex);
 }
 
-void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
+int module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	char *driver_name;
-	int no_warn;
 	struct module_kobject *mk = NULL;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!drv)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (mod)
 		mk = &mod->mkobj;
@@ -56,17 +56,37 @@ void module_add_driver(struct module *mod, struct device_driver *drv)
 	}
 
 	if (!mk)
-		return;
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_link(&drv->p->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	/* Don't check return codes; these calls are idempotent */
-	no_warn = sysfs_create_link(&drv->p->kobj, &mk->kobj, "module");
 	driver_name = make_driver_name(drv);
-	if (driver_name) {
-		module_create_drivers_dir(mk);
-		no_warn = sysfs_create_link(mk->drivers_dir, &drv->p->kobj,
-					    driver_name);
-		kfree(driver_name);
+	if (!driver_name) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	module_create_drivers_dir(mk);
+	if (!mk->drivers_dir) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 	}
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_link(mk->drivers_dir, &drv->p->kobj, driver_name);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	kfree(driver_name);
+
+	return 0;
+out:
+	sysfs_remove_link(&drv->p->kobj, "module");
+	sysfs_remove_link(mk->drivers_dir, driver_name);
+	kfree(driver_name);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void module_remove_driver(struct device_driver *drv)