diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/sysfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/sysfs.c
index 6980a1035071..cece8ec1ada7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/sysfs.c
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ int wil6210_sysfs_init(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -284,4 +286,5 @@ void wil6210_sysfs_remove(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	struct device *dev = wil_to_dev(wil);
 
 	sysfs_remove_group(&dev->kobj, &wil6210_attribute_group);
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 }