diff --git a/kmod/src/sysfs.c b/kmod/src/sysfs.c
index bea667d0..5f2f024c 100644
--- a/kmod/src/sysfs.c
+++ b/kmod/src/sysfs.c
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ void scoutfs_sysfs_init_attrs(struct super_block *sb,
  *  If this returns success then the file will be visible and show can
  *  be called until unmount.
  */
-int scoutfs_sysfs_create_attrs(struct super_block *sb,
-			       struct scoutfs_sysfs_attrs *ssa,
-			       struct attribute **attrs, char *fmt, ...)
+int scoutfs_sysfs_create_attrs_parent(struct super_block *sb,
+				      struct kobject *parent,
+				      struct scoutfs_sysfs_attrs *ssa,
+				      struct attribute **attrs, char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
 	size_t name_len;
@@ -174,8 +175,8 @@ int scoutfs_sysfs_create_attrs(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&ssa->kobj, &ssa->ktype,
-				   scoutfs_sysfs_sb_dir(sb), "%s", ssa->name);
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&ssa->kobj, &ssa->ktype, parent,
+				   "%s", ssa->name);
 out:
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(ssa->name);
diff --git a/kmod/src/sysfs.h b/kmod/src/sysfs.h
index 861258df..2d218bba 100644
--- a/kmod/src/sysfs.h
+++ b/kmod/src/sysfs.h
@@ -36,9 +36,14 @@ struct scoutfs_sysfs_attrs {
 
 void scoutfs_sysfs_init_attrs(struct super_block *sb,
 			      struct scoutfs_sysfs_attrs *ssa);
-int scoutfs_sysfs_create_attrs(struct super_block *sb,
-			       struct scoutfs_sysfs_attrs *ssa,
-			       struct attribute **attrs, char *fmt, ...);
+int scoutfs_sysfs_create_attrs_parent(struct super_block *sb,
+				      struct kobject *parent,
+				      struct scoutfs_sysfs_attrs *ssa,
+				      struct attribute **attrs, char *fmt, ...);
+#define scoutfs_sysfs_create_attrs(sb, ssa, attrs, fmt, args...)	\
+	scoutfs_sysfs_create_attrs_parent(sb, scoutfs_sysfs_sb_dir(sb),	\
+					  ssa, attrs, fmt, ##args)
+
 void scoutfs_sysfs_destroy_attrs(struct super_block *sb,
 				 struct scoutfs_sysfs_attrs *ssa);