diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index d5bbce38282fd233f06ef77891257a399be2471e..3565e9795301d6d90a72ce2e433313a635df5c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
  */
 void device_bind_driver(struct device * dev)
 {
+	if (klist_node_attached(&dev->knode_driver))
+		return;
+
 	pr_debug("bound device '%s' to driver '%s'\n",
 		 dev->bus_id, dev->driver->name);
 	klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_driver, &dev->driver->klist_devices);