diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 34ac18778d8..e13614241c9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 		goto PMError;
 	if ((error = bus_add_device(dev)))
 		goto BusError;
-	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	if (!dev->uevent_suppress)
+		kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	if ((error = bus_attach_device(dev)))
 		goto AttachError;
 	if (parent)
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index e1e164f81ee..5ca1cdba563 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -399,9 +399,10 @@ struct device {
 
 	/* class_device migration path */
 	struct list_head	node;
-	struct class		*class;		/* optional*/
+	struct class		*class;
 	dev_t			devt;		/* dev_t, creates the sysfs "dev" */
 	struct attribute_group	**groups;	/* optional groups */
+	int			uevent_suppress;
 
 	void	(*release)(struct device * dev);
 };