diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-sysfs-chan.c b/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-sysfs-chan.c
index 84bfef9..f6fe7de 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-sysfs-chan.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/dahdi-sysfs-chan.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ int __init dahdi_sysfs_chan_init(const struct file_operations *fops)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 	dahdi_dbg(DEVICES, "adding channels cdev\n");
+	cdev_init(&dahdi_channels_cdev, fops);
 	res = cdev_add(&dahdi_channels_cdev, dahdi_channels_devt,
 		DAHDI_MAX_CHANNELS);
 	if (res) {