diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 6b1d7a8edf15..739b3ab7bccc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -866,7 +866,8 @@ static int __init ppp_init(void)
 			err = PTR_ERR(ppp_class);
 			goto out_chrdev;
 		}
-		device_create(ppp_class, NULL, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0), "ppp");
+		device_create_drvdata(ppp_class, NULL, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0),
+				      NULL, "ppp");
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
index 5827324e9d9f..f7d3349dc3ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/cosa.c
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ static int __init cosa_init(void)
 		err = PTR_ERR(cosa_class);
 		goto out_chrdev;
 	}
-	for (i=0; i<nr_cards; i++) {
-		device_create(cosa_class, NULL, MKDEV(cosa_major, i), "cosa%d", i);
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_cards; i++)
+		device_create_drvdata(cosa_class, NULL, MKDEV(cosa_major, i),
+				      NULL, "cosa%d", i);
 	err = 0;
 	goto out;