diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 83d352394fdf..02f5aeadd8fd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ static int __device_attach(struct device *dev, bool allow_async)
 
 		ret = bus_for_each_drv(dev->bus, NULL, &data,
 					__device_attach_driver);
+		if (!ret)
+			get_device(dev);
 		if (!ret && allow_async && data.have_async) {
 			/*
 			 * If we could not find appropriate driver
@@ -1036,7 +1038,6 @@ static int __device_attach(struct device *dev, bool allow_async)
 			 * try them.
 			 */
 			dev_dbg(dev, "scheduling asynchronous probe\n");
-			get_device(dev);
 			async = true;
 		} else {
 			pm_request_idle(dev);