diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 61fe4bbc6dc0..a38a23f0b3f4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -528,13 +528,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_driver_resolve_freq);
  *                          SYSFS INTERFACE                          *
  *********************************************************************/
 static ssize_t show_boost(struct kobject *kobj,
-				 struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+			  struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled);
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
-				  const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t store_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+			   const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	int ret, enable;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index a59ae8e24d3d..f690085b1ad9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -659,13 +659,13 @@ static void __init intel_pstate_debug_expose_params(void)
 /************************** sysfs begin ************************/
 #define show_one(file_name, object)					\
 	static ssize_t show_##file_name					\
-	(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)	\
+	(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)	\
 	{								\
 		return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", limits->object);		\
 	}
 
 static ssize_t show_turbo_pct(struct kobject *kobj,
-				struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+				struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu;
 	int total, no_turbo, turbo_pct;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static ssize_t show_turbo_pct(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_num_pstates(struct kobject *kobj,
-				struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+				struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu;
 	int total;
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static ssize_t show_num_pstates(struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_no_turbo(struct kobject *kobj,
-			     struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+			     struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	ssize_t ret;
 
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static ssize_t show_no_turbo(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
 			      const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_max_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_max_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
 				  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ static ssize_t store_max_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_min_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+static ssize_t store_min_perf_pct(struct kobject *a, struct kobj_attribute *b,
 				  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 32dc0cbd51ca..9d9e0b54f831 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -234,20 +234,12 @@ __ATTR(_name, _perm, show_##_name, NULL)
 static struct freq_attr _name =			\
 __ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)
 
-struct global_attr {
-	struct attribute attr;
-	ssize_t (*show)(struct kobject *kobj,
-			struct attribute *attr, char *buf);
-	ssize_t (*store)(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
-			 const char *c, size_t count);
-};
-
 #define define_one_global_ro(_name)		\
-static struct global_attr _name =		\
+static struct kobj_attribute _name =		\
 __ATTR(_name, 0444, show_##_name, NULL)
 
 #define define_one_global_rw(_name)		\
-static struct global_attr _name =		\
+static struct kobj_attribute _name =		\
 __ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)