diff --git a/backend/plustek-pp_ptdrv.c b/backend/plustek-pp_ptdrv.c
index 84658eafb..8d062797f 100644
--- a/backend/plustek-pp_ptdrv.c
+++ b/backend/plustek-pp_ptdrv.c
@@ -209,8 +209,14 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(forceMode, "0 = use auto detection, "
                             "1 = use SPP mode, 2 = use EPP mode");
 #endif
 
-#if (defined(CONFIG_DEVFS_FS) && !defined(DEVFS_26_STYLE))
-static devfs_handle_t devfs_handle = NULL;
+#if defined (CONFIG_DEVFS_FS)
+# ifndef (DEVFS_26_STYLE)
+	static devfs_handle_t devfs_handle = NULL;
+# endif
+#else
+# ifdef LINUX_26
+	static class_t *ptdrv_class;
+# endif
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -1605,6 +1611,12 @@ int init_module( void )
 	}
 	printk( KERN_INFO "pt_drv : driver version "_PTDRV_VERSTR"\n" );
 
+#if !defined (CONFIG_DEVFS_FS) && defined (LINUX_26)
+	ptdrv_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "scanner");
+	if (IS_ERR(ptdrv_class))
+		goto out_devfs;
+#endif
+
 	/* register the proc_fs */
 	ProcFsInitialize();
 
@@ -1631,7 +1643,14 @@ int init_module( void )
 				    (S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO | S_IFCHR),
 				    "scanner/pt_drv%d", devCount);
 # endif
-#endif
+#else
+# ifdef LINUX_26
+				CLASS_DEVICE_CREATE(ptdrv_class,
+				                    MKDEV(_PTDRV_MAJOR, devCount), NULL,
+				                    "pt_drv%d", devCount);
+
+# endif /* LINUX_26 */
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEVFS_FS */
 				ProcFsRegisterDevice( PtDrvDevices[i] );
 				devCount++;
 			} else {
@@ -1645,6 +1664,11 @@ int init_module( void )
 	/* * if something went wrong, shutdown all... */
 	if( devCount == 0 ) {
 
+#if !defined (CONFIG_DEVFS_FS) && defined (LINUX_26)
+out_devfs:
+		class_destroy(ptdrv_class);
+#endif
+
 #if (defined(CONFIG_DEVFS_FS) && !defined(DEVFS_26_STYLE))
 		devfs_unregister_chrdev( _PTDRV_MAJOR, _DRV_NAME );
 #else
@@ -1700,7 +1724,11 @@ void cleanup_module( void )
 # else
 			devfs_remove("scanner/pt_drv%d", i);
 # endif
-#endif
+#else
+# ifdef LINUX_26
+			class_device_destroy(ptdrv_class, MKDEV(_PTDRV_MAJOR, i));
+# endif /* LINUX_26 */
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEVFS_FS */
 			ptdrvShutdown( ps );
 			ProcFsUnregisterDevice( ps );
 		}
@@ -1713,6 +1741,10 @@ void cleanup_module( void )
 #endif
 	ProcFsShutdown();
 
+#if !defined (CONFIG_DEVFS_FS) && defined (LINUX_26)
+	class_destroy(ptdrv_class);
+#endif
+
 	DBG( DBG_HIGH, "pt_drv: cleanup done.\n" );
 	DBG( DBG_HIGH, "*********************************************\n" );
 }
diff --git a/backend/plustek-pp_sysdep.h b/backend/plustek-pp_sysdep.h
index 6a0d3ce7e..3165dfe67 100644
--- a/backend/plustek-pp_sysdep.h
+++ b/backend/plustek-pp_sysdep.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * 0.42 - added _GET_TIME
  *      - added LINUX_26 for new kernel
  *      - added _MINOR
- * 0.43 - no changes
+ * 0.43 - added class functions
  * .
  * <hr>
  * This file is part of the SANE package.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #define _SYSDEP_H_
 
 #ifndef LINUX_VERSION_CODE
-#  include <linux/version.h>
+# include <linux/version.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifndef VERSION_CODE
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #else
 #  define LINUX_24
 #  define LINUX_26
+# include <linux/device.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <linux/types.h> /* used later in this header */
@@ -302,6 +303,30 @@
 #  define _MINOR(p) minor(p->i_rdev)
 #endif
 
+/* Basic class macros */
+#ifdef LINUX_26
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= VERSION_CODE(2,6,15)
+
+typedef struct class class_t;
+#define CLASS_DEVICE_CREATE(cls, devt, device, fmt, arg...) class_device_create(cls, NULL, devt, device, fmt, ## arg)
+
+#else /* LINUX 2.6.0 - 2.6.14 */
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= VERSION_CODE(2,6,13) /* LINUX 2.6.13 - 2.6.14 */
+typedef struct class class_t;
+#define CLASS_DEVICE_CREATE class_device_create
+
+#else /* LINUX 2.6.0 - 2.6.12, class_simple */
+
+typedef struct class_simple class_t;
+#define CLASS_DEVICE_CREATE class_simple_device_add
+#define class_create class_simple_create
+#define class_destroy class_simple_destroy
+#define class_device_destroy(a, b) class_simple_device_remove(b)
+
+#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,13) */
+#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,15) */
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _SYSDEP_H_ */