diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index b528145a078f34e5c384e71f01311b53450410a0..1e52c125f4374e2543992f0b8f29b3544ce01ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ extern int system_bus_init(void);
 extern int cpu_dev_init(void);
 
 extern int bus_add_device(struct device *dev);
-extern void bus_attach_device(struct device *dev);
+extern void bus_probe_device(struct device *dev);
 extern void bus_remove_device(struct device *dev);
 
 extern int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 4b04a15146d7cf3dcb0f4aec9973a5683c73cf83..973bf2ad4e0d3ae19eed9d91d53bef730a43d50a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -459,8 +459,9 @@ static inline void remove_deprecated_bus_links(struct device *dev) { }
  * bus_add_device - add device to bus
  * @dev: device being added
  *
+ * - Add device's bus attributes.
+ * - Create links to device's bus.
  * - Add the device to its bus's list of devices.
- * - Create link to device's bus.
  */
 int bus_add_device(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -483,6 +484,7 @@ int bus_add_device(struct device *dev)
 		error = make_deprecated_bus_links(dev);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_deprecated;
+		klist_add_tail(&dev->p->knode_bus, &bus->p->klist_devices);
 	}
 	return 0;
 
@@ -498,24 +500,19 @@ int bus_add_device(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 /**
- * bus_attach_device - add device to bus
- * @dev: device tried to attach to a driver
+ * bus_probe_device - probe drivers for a new device
+ * @dev: device to probe
  *
- * - Add device to bus's list of devices.
- * - Try to attach to driver.
+ * - Automatically probe for a driver if the bus allows it.
  */
-void bus_attach_device(struct device *dev)
+void bus_probe_device(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct bus_type *bus = dev->bus;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (bus) {
-		if (bus->p->drivers_autoprobe)
-			ret = device_attach(dev);
+	if (bus && bus->p->drivers_autoprobe) {
+		ret = device_attach(dev);
 		WARN_ON(ret < 0);
-		if (ret >= 0)
-			klist_add_tail(&dev->p->knode_bus,
-				       &bus->p->klist_devices);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 7ecb1938e590f34526beaaeda2a3f6683f4024ce..c34774d0b9d3cbbf77941c77b8704c0134f1fb7c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 					     BUS_NOTIFY_ADD_DEVICE, dev);
 
 	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
-	bus_attach_device(dev);
+	bus_probe_device(dev);
 	if (parent)
 		klist_add_tail(&dev->p->knode_parent,
 			       &parent->p->klist_children);