diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c b/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
index 978d2c6f5dca5107172bee65cedbbc8751d1b12f..18db31f13a4c91637c08732ca6eeb836e340954a 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ static int xen_pcibk_export_device(struct xen_pcibk_device *pdev,
 		goto out;
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "registering for %d\n", pdev->xdev->otherend_id);
+	dev->dev_flags |= PCI_DEV_FLAGS_ASSIGNED;
 	if (xen_register_device_domain_owner(dev,
 					     pdev->xdev->otherend_id) != 0) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "device has been assigned to another " \
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ static int xen_pcibk_remove_device(struct xen_pcibk_device *pdev,
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "unregistering for %d\n", pdev->xdev->otherend_id);
+	dev->dev_flags &= ~PCI_DEV_FLAGS_ASSIGNED;
 	xen_unregister_device_domain_owner(dev);
 
 	xen_pcibk_release_pci_dev(pdev, dev);