diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 4ba9231a6be80234cc154b65be12183f4e26e874..26ba7a99b7d5bc053568e3cf8259577b9688529b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -254,14 +254,16 @@ int driver_deferred_probe_check_state(struct device *dev)
 
 static void deferred_probe_timeout_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct device_private *private, *p;
+	struct device_private *p;
 
 	deferred_probe_timeout = 0;
 	driver_deferred_probe_trigger();
 	flush_work(&deferred_probe_work);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(private, p, &deferred_probe_pending_list, deferred_probe)
-		dev_info(private->device, "deferred probe pending");
+	mutex_lock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &deferred_probe_pending_list, deferred_probe)
+		dev_info(p->device, "deferred probe pending\n");
+	mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 }
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(deferred_probe_timeout_work, deferred_probe_timeout_work_func);