diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index 114fecda97648e..d2a089a6f66639 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,85 @@ struct rdma_hw_stats *ib_get_hw_stats_port(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	return ibdev->port_data[port_num].sysfs->hw_stats_data->stats;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Create the sysfs:
+ *  ibp0s9/ports/XX/gid_attrs/{ndevs,types}/YYY
+ * YYY is the gid table index in decimal
+ */
+static int setup_gid_attrs(struct ib_port *port,
+			   const struct ib_port_attr *attr)
+{
+	struct gid_attr_group *gid_attr_group;
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	gid_attr_group = kzalloc(sizeof(*gid_attr_group), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!gid_attr_group)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	gid_attr_group->port = port;
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&gid_attr_group->kobj, &gid_attr_type,
+				   &port->kobj, "gid_attrs");
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_put_gid_attrs;
+
+	gid_attr_group->ndev.name = "ndevs";
+	gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs =
+		alloc_group_attrs(show_port_gid_attr_ndev, attr->gid_tbl_len);
+	if (!gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_put_gid_attrs;
+	}
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_group(&gid_attr_group->kobj, &gid_attr_group->ndev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free_gid_ndev;
+
+	gid_attr_group->type.name = "types";
+	gid_attr_group->type.attrs = alloc_group_attrs(
+		show_port_gid_attr_gid_type, attr->gid_tbl_len);
+	if (!gid_attr_group->type.attrs) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_remove_gid_ndev;
+	}
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_group(&gid_attr_group->kobj, &gid_attr_group->type);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free_gid_type;
+
+	port->gid_attr_group = gid_attr_group;
+	return 0;
+
+err_free_gid_type:
+	for (i = 0; i < attr->gid_tbl_len; ++i)
+		kfree(gid_attr_group->type.attrs[i]);
+
+	kfree(gid_attr_group->type.attrs);
+	gid_attr_group->type.attrs = NULL;
+err_remove_gid_ndev:
+	sysfs_remove_group(&gid_attr_group->kobj, &gid_attr_group->ndev);
+err_free_gid_ndev:
+	for (i = 0; i < attr->gid_tbl_len; ++i)
+		kfree(gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs[i]);
+
+	kfree(gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs);
+	gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs = NULL;
+err_put_gid_attrs:
+	kobject_put(&gid_attr_group->kobj);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void destroy_gid_attrs(struct ib_port *port)
+{
+	struct gid_attr_group *gid_attr_group = port->gid_attr_group;
+
+	sysfs_remove_group(&gid_attr_group->kobj,
+			   &gid_attr_group->ndev);
+	sysfs_remove_group(&gid_attr_group->kobj,
+			   &gid_attr_group->type);
+	kobject_put(&gid_attr_group->kobj);
+}
+
 static int add_port(struct ib_core_device *coredev, int port_num)
 {
 	struct ib_device *device = rdma_device_to_ibdev(&coredev->dev);
@@ -1204,23 +1283,11 @@ static int add_port(struct ib_core_device *coredev, int port_num)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_put;
 
-	p->gid_attr_group = kzalloc(sizeof(*p->gid_attr_group), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!p->gid_attr_group) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_put;
-	}
-
-	p->gid_attr_group->port = p;
-	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&p->gid_attr_group->kobj, &gid_attr_type,
-				   &p->kobj, "gid_attrs");
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_put_gid_attrs;
-
 	if (device->ops.process_mad && is_full_dev) {
 		p->pma_table = get_counter_table(device, port_num);
 		ret = sysfs_create_group(&p->kobj, p->pma_table);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_put_gid_attrs;
+			goto err_put;
 	}
 
 	p->gid_group.name  = "gids";
@@ -1234,37 +1301,11 @@ static int add_port(struct ib_core_device *coredev, int port_num)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_gid;
 
-	p->gid_attr_group->ndev.name = "ndevs";
-	p->gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs = alloc_group_attrs(show_port_gid_attr_ndev,
-							  attr.gid_tbl_len);
-	if (!p->gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_remove_gid;
-	}
-
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&p->gid_attr_group->kobj,
-				 &p->gid_attr_group->ndev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_free_gid_ndev;
-
-	p->gid_attr_group->type.name = "types";
-	p->gid_attr_group->type.attrs = alloc_group_attrs(show_port_gid_attr_gid_type,
-							  attr.gid_tbl_len);
-	if (!p->gid_attr_group->type.attrs) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_remove_gid_ndev;
-	}
-
-	ret = sysfs_create_group(&p->gid_attr_group->kobj,
-				 &p->gid_attr_group->type);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_free_gid_type;
-
 	if (attr.pkey_tbl_len) {
 		p->pkey_group = kzalloc(sizeof(*p->pkey_group), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!p->pkey_group) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto err_remove_gid_type;
+			goto err_remove_gid;
 		}
 
 		p->pkey_group->name  = "pkeys";
@@ -1290,11 +1331,14 @@ static int add_port(struct ib_core_device *coredev, int port_num)
 		if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			goto err_remove_pkey;
 	}
+	ret = setup_gid_attrs(p, &attr);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_remove_stats;
 
 	if (device->ops.init_port && is_full_dev) {
 		ret = device->ops.init_port(device, port_num, &p->kobj);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_remove_stats;
+			goto err_remove_gid_attrs;
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&p->kobj.entry, &coredev->port_list);
@@ -1304,6 +1348,9 @@ static int add_port(struct ib_core_device *coredev, int port_num)
 	kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	return 0;
 
+err_remove_gid_attrs:
+	destroy_gid_attrs(p);
+
 err_remove_stats:
 	destroy_hw_port_stats(p);
 
@@ -1323,28 +1370,6 @@ static int add_port(struct ib_core_device *coredev, int port_num)
 err_free_pkey_group:
 	kfree(p->pkey_group);
 
-err_remove_gid_type:
-	sysfs_remove_group(&p->gid_attr_group->kobj,
-			   &p->gid_attr_group->type);
-
-err_free_gid_type:
-	for (i = 0; i < attr.gid_tbl_len; ++i)
-		kfree(p->gid_attr_group->type.attrs[i]);
-
-	kfree(p->gid_attr_group->type.attrs);
-	p->gid_attr_group->type.attrs = NULL;
-
-err_remove_gid_ndev:
-	sysfs_remove_group(&p->gid_attr_group->kobj,
-			   &p->gid_attr_group->ndev);
-
-err_free_gid_ndev:
-	for (i = 0; i < attr.gid_tbl_len; ++i)
-		kfree(p->gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs[i]);
-
-	kfree(p->gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs);
-	p->gid_attr_group->ndev.attrs = NULL;
-
 err_remove_gid:
 	sysfs_remove_group(&p->kobj, &p->gid_group);
 
@@ -1359,9 +1384,6 @@ static int add_port(struct ib_core_device *coredev, int port_num)
 	if (p->pma_table)
 		sysfs_remove_group(&p->kobj, p->pma_table);
 
-err_put_gid_attrs:
-	kobject_put(&p->gid_attr_group->kobj);
-
 err_put:
 	kobject_put(&p->kobj);
 	return ret;
@@ -1498,11 +1520,7 @@ void ib_free_port_attrs(struct ib_core_device *coredev)
 		if (port->pkey_group)
 			sysfs_remove_group(p, port->pkey_group);
 		sysfs_remove_group(p, &port->gid_group);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&port->gid_attr_group->kobj,
-				   &port->gid_attr_group->ndev);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&port->gid_attr_group->kobj,
-				   &port->gid_attr_group->type);
-		kobject_put(&port->gid_attr_group->kobj);
+		destroy_gid_attrs(port);
 		kobject_put(p);
 	}
 
