diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c
index 62ef7ad995da32..5e33b1fc67c2b0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-elog.c
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ static ssize_t raw_attr_read(struct file *filep, struct kobject *kobj,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static struct elog_obj *create_elog_obj(uint64_t id, size_t size, uint64_t type)
+static void create_elog_obj(uint64_t id, size_t size, uint64_t type)
 {
 	struct elog_obj *elog;
 	int rc;
 
 	elog = kzalloc(sizeof(*elog), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!elog)
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 
 	elog->kobj.kset = elog_kset;
 
@@ -219,18 +219,37 @@ static struct elog_obj *create_elog_obj(uint64_t id, size_t size, uint64_t type)
 	rc = kobject_add(&elog->kobj, NULL, "0x%llx", id);
 	if (rc) {
 		kobject_put(&elog->kobj);
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * As soon as the sysfs file for this elog is created/activated there is
+	 * a chance the opal_errd daemon (or any userspace) might read and
+	 * acknowledge the elog before kobject_uevent() is called. If that
+	 * happens then there is a potential race between
+	 * elog_ack_store->kobject_put() and kobject_uevent() which leads to a
+	 * use-after-free of a kernfs object resulting in a kernel crash.
+	 *
+	 * To avoid that, we need to take a reference on behalf of the bin file,
+	 * so that our reference remains valid while we call kobject_uevent().
+	 * We then drop our reference before exiting the function, leaving the
+	 * bin file to drop the last reference (if it hasn't already).
+	 */
+
+	/* Take a reference for the bin file */
+	kobject_get(&elog->kobj);
 	rc = sysfs_create_bin_file(&elog->kobj, &elog->raw_attr);
-	if (rc) {
+	if (rc == 0) {
+		kobject_uevent(&elog->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	} else {
+		/* Drop the reference taken for the bin file */
 		kobject_put(&elog->kobj);
-		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	kobject_uevent(&elog->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+	/* Drop our reference */
+	kobject_put(&elog->kobj);
 
-	return elog;
+	return;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t elog_event(int irq, void *data)