diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
index 61883291defc..04726f8fd189 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ int papr_scm_ndctl(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc, struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
 
 static const struct attribute_group *region_attr_groups[] = {
 	&nd_region_attribute_group,
-	&nd_device_attribute_group,
 	&nd_mapping_attribute_group,
 	&nd_numa_attribute_group,
 	NULL,
@@ -299,7 +298,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group *bus_attr_groups[] = {
 
 static const struct attribute_group *papr_scm_dimm_groups[] = {
 	&nvdimm_attribute_group,
-	&nd_device_attribute_group,
 	NULL,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 14e68f202f81..dec7c2b08672 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -1699,7 +1699,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group acpi_nfit_dimm_attribute_group = {
 
 static const struct attribute_group *acpi_nfit_dimm_attribute_groups[] = {
 	&nvdimm_attribute_group,
-	&nd_device_attribute_group,
 	&acpi_nfit_dimm_attribute_group,
 	NULL,
 };
@@ -2199,7 +2198,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group acpi_nfit_region_attribute_group = {
 static const struct attribute_group *acpi_nfit_region_attribute_groups[] = {
 	&nd_region_attribute_group,
 	&nd_mapping_attribute_group,
-	&nd_device_attribute_group,
 	&nd_numa_attribute_group,
 	&acpi_nfit_region_attribute_group,
 	NULL,
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
index d47412dcdf38..eb422527dd57 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
@@ -669,10 +669,9 @@ static struct attribute *nd_device_attributes[] = {
 /*
  * nd_device_attribute_group - generic attributes for all devices on an nd bus
  */
-struct attribute_group nd_device_attribute_group = {
+const struct attribute_group nd_device_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs = nd_device_attributes,
 };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nd_device_attribute_group);
 
 static ssize_t numa_node_show(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
index 196aa44c4936..278867c68682 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
@@ -202,9 +202,15 @@ static void nvdimm_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(nvdimm);
 }
 
-static struct device_type nvdimm_device_type = {
+static const struct attribute_group *nvdimm_attribute_groups[] = {
+	&nd_device_attribute_group,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static const struct device_type nvdimm_device_type = {
 	.name = "nvdimm",
 	.release = nvdimm_release,
+	.groups = nvdimm_attribute_groups,
 };
 
 bool is_nvdimm(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/e820.c b/drivers/nvdimm/e820.c
index 87f72f725e4f..adde2864c6a4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/e820.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/e820.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ static const struct attribute_group *e820_pmem_attribute_groups[] = {
 
 static const struct attribute_group *e820_pmem_region_attribute_groups[] = {
 	&nd_region_attribute_group,
-	&nd_device_attribute_group,
 	NULL,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
index 5c8b077b3237..3f509bb6b5c0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ struct device *nd_pfn_devinit(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn,
 		struct nd_namespace_common *ndns);
 int nd_pfn_validate(struct nd_pfn *nd_pfn, const char *sig);
 extern const struct attribute_group *nd_pfn_attribute_groups[];
+extern const struct attribute_group nd_device_attribute_group;
 #else
 static inline int nd_pfn_probe(struct device *dev,
 		struct nd_namespace_common *ndns)
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
index 97187d6c0bdb..41348fa6b74c 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 static const struct attribute_group *region_attr_groups[] = {
 	&nd_region_attribute_group,
-	&nd_device_attribute_group,
 	NULL,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
index e89f2eb3678c..710b5111eaa8 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
@@ -763,19 +763,27 @@ struct attribute_group nd_region_attribute_group = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nd_region_attribute_group);
 
-static struct device_type nd_blk_device_type = {
+static const struct attribute_group *nd_region_attribute_groups[] = {
+	&nd_device_attribute_group,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static const struct device_type nd_blk_device_type = {
 	.name = "nd_blk",
 	.release = nd_region_release,
+	.groups = nd_region_attribute_groups,
 };
 
-static struct device_type nd_pmem_device_type = {
+static const struct device_type nd_pmem_device_type = {
 	.name = "nd_pmem",
 	.release = nd_region_release,
+	.groups = nd_region_attribute_groups,
 };
 
-static struct device_type nd_volatile_device_type = {
+static const struct device_type nd_volatile_device_type = {
 	.name = "nd_volatile",
 	.release = nd_region_release,
+	.groups = nd_region_attribute_groups,
 };
 
 bool is_nd_pmem(struct device *dev)
@@ -931,8 +939,8 @@ void nd_region_release_lane(struct nd_region *nd_region, unsigned int lane)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nd_region_release_lane);
 
 static struct nd_region *nd_region_create(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus,
-		struct nd_region_desc *ndr_desc, struct device_type *dev_type,
-		const char *caller)
+		struct nd_region_desc *ndr_desc,
+		const struct device_type *dev_type, const char *caller)
 {
 	struct nd_region *nd_region;
 	struct device *dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
index b6eddf912568..d7dbf42498af 100644
--- a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
+++ b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ enum {
 
 extern struct attribute_group nvdimm_bus_attribute_group;
 extern struct attribute_group nvdimm_attribute_group;
-extern struct attribute_group nd_device_attribute_group;
 extern struct attribute_group nd_numa_attribute_group;
 extern struct attribute_group nd_region_attribute_group;
 extern struct attribute_group nd_mapping_attribute_group;
