diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 61c42430cba315..5f3d725d112514 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static struct sysfs_dirent * sysfs_new_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * parent_sd,
 
 	memset(sd, 0, sizeof(*sd));
 	atomic_set(&sd->s_count, 1);
-	atomic_set(&sd->s_event, 0);
+	atomic_set(&sd->s_event, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sd->s_children);
 	list_add(&sd->s_sibling, &parent_sd->s_children);
 	sd->s_element = element;