diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index a84b734..e448b88 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-	if (sysfs_dirent_exist(parent_sd, attr->name)) {
+	if (sysfs_find_dirent(parent_sd, attr->name)) {
 		error = -EEXIST;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}