diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 9a1d940342ac4a..5173b0766a2616 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	atomic_inc(&probe_count);
 	pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: probing driver %s with device %s\n",
 		 drv->bus->name, __func__, drv->name, dev_name(dev));
 	if (!list_empty(&dev->devres_head)) {
@@ -495,6 +494,8 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	atomic_inc(&probe_count);
+
 re_probe:
 	dev->driver = drv;