diff --git a/drivers/parport/share.c b/drivers/parport/share.c
index bc090daa850a4b8fdb8a29c8592582eda8aee668..5dc53d420ca8ca805c0c036c23e3c1a3fc42ac00 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/share.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/share.c
@@ -939,8 +939,10 @@ parport_register_dev_model(struct parport *port, const char *name,
 	 * pardevice fields. -arca
 	 */
 	port->ops->init_state(par_dev, par_dev->state);
-	port->proc_device = par_dev;
-	parport_device_proc_register(par_dev);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(PARPORT_DEVPROC_REGISTERED, &port->devflags)) {
+		port->proc_device = par_dev;
+		parport_device_proc_register(par_dev);
+	}
 
 	return par_dev;