diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index c7cfadc..3335000 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1881,6 +1881,7 @@
  */
 int device_rename(struct device *dev, const char *new_name)
 {
+	struct kobject *kobj = &dev->kobj;
 	char *old_device_name = NULL;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1898,13 +1899,14 @@
 	}
 
 	if (dev->class) {
-		error = sysfs_rename_link(&dev->class->p->subsys.kobj,
-			&dev->kobj, old_device_name, new_name);
+		error = sysfs_rename_link_ns(&dev->class->p->subsys.kobj,
+					     kobj, old_device_name,
+					     new_name, kobject_namespace(kobj));
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	error = kobject_rename(&dev->kobj, new_name);
+	error = kobject_rename(kobj, new_name);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;