diff --git a/uinput.go b/uinput.go
index d469bbe..f28caf9 100644
--- a/uinput.go
+++ b/uinput.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func createUsbDevice(deviceFile *os.File, dev uinputUserDev) (fd *os.File, err e
 		_ = deviceFile.Close()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write user device buffer: %v", err)
 	}
-	_, err = deviceFile.Write(buf.Bytes())
+	err = ioctl(deviceFile, uiDevSetup, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(buf)))
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = deviceFile.Close()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write uidev struct to device file: %v", err)
diff --git a/uinputdefs.go b/uinputdefs.go
index a0b367d..2c13632 100644
--- a/uinputdefs.go
+++ b/uinputdefs.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const (
 	uinputMaxNameSize = 80
 	uiDevCreate       = 0x5501
 	uiDevDestroy      = 0x5502
+	uiDevSetup        = 0x405c5503
 	// this is for 64 length buffer to store name
 	// for another length generate using : (len << 16) | 0x8000552C
 	uiGetSysname = 0x8041552c