diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index fb4bc4f5151c..f6c73a9e3d95 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -306,15 +306,10 @@ static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 {
 	enum kobject_action action;
 
-	if (kobject_action_type(buf, count, &action) == 0) {
+	if (kobject_action_type(buf, count, &action) == 0)
 		kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, action);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	dev_err(dev, "uevent: unsupported action-string; this will "
-		     "be ignored in a future kernel version\n");
-	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
-out:
+	else
+		dev_err(dev, "uevent: unknown action-string\n");
 	return count;
 }