diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 7850287dfe7a91effaded28609fc2474d0a5443e..351c81a929a6c914b21d153d7587fe40dc695c0b 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -1379,6 +1379,9 @@ static int i3c_master_reattach_i3c_dev(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
 		i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(&master->bus,
 					     dev->info.dyn_addr,
 					     I3C_ADDR_SLOT_I3C_DEV);
+		if (old_dyn_addr)
+			i3c_bus_set_addr_slot_status(&master->bus, old_dyn_addr,
+						     I3C_ADDR_SLOT_FREE);
 	}
 
 	if (master->ops->reattach_i3c_dev) {
@@ -1908,10 +1911,6 @@ int i3c_master_add_i3c_dev_locked(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 		i3c_master_free_i3c_dev(olddev);
 	}
 
-	ret = i3c_master_reattach_i3c_dev(newdev, old_dyn_addr);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_detach_dev;
-
 	/*
 	 * Depending on our previous state, the expected dynamic address might
 	 * differ: