diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 087d3658f75cef27021d10fc402896ff14b46a57..372a70efccc669842544e43ee9f9fb5c8f39165e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -898,8 +898,6 @@ static int pci_register_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 
 	bridge->bus = bus;
 
-	/* Temporarily move resources off the list */
-	list_splice_init(&bridge->windows, &resources);
 	bus->sysdata = bridge->sysdata;
 	bus->ops = bridge->ops;
 	bus->number = bus->busn_res.start = bridge->busnr;
@@ -925,6 +923,8 @@ static int pci_register_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 	if (err)
 		goto free;
 
+	/* Temporarily move resources off the list */
+	list_splice_init(&bridge->windows, &resources);
 	err = device_add(&bridge->dev);
 	if (err) {
 		put_device(&bridge->dev);