diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 5d4e31655d96..5f0df2efc26c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -809,16 +809,17 @@ static struct attribute_group loop_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs= loop_attrs,
 };
 
-static int loop_sysfs_init(struct loop_device *lo)
+static void loop_sysfs_init(struct loop_device *lo)
 {
-	return sysfs_create_group(&disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk)->kobj,
-				  &loop_attribute_group);
+	lo->sysfs_inited = !sysfs_create_group(&disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk)->kobj,
+						&loop_attribute_group);
 }
 
 static void loop_sysfs_exit(struct loop_device *lo)
 {
-	sysfs_remove_group(&disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk)->kobj,
-			   &loop_attribute_group);
+	if (lo->sysfs_inited)
+		sysfs_remove_group(&disk_to_dev(lo->lo_disk)->kobj,
+				   &loop_attribute_group);
 }
 
 static void loop_config_discard(struct loop_device *lo)
diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.h b/drivers/block/loop.h
index b78de9879f4f..4d42c7af7de7 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.h
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct loop_device {
 	struct kthread_worker	worker;
 	struct task_struct	*worker_task;
 	bool			use_dio;
+	bool			sysfs_inited;
 
 	struct request_queue	*lo_queue;
 	struct blk_mq_tag_set	tag_set;