diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
index 8aae6dcc839fed90a76e31eaf35a5f47ac04957d..9148015ed8036fc59a3ada2f364b558bd58201d9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ static void nd_async_device_register(void *d, async_cookie_t cookie)
 		put_device(dev);
 	}
 	put_device(dev);
+	if (dev->parent)
+		put_device(dev->parent);
 }
 
 static void nd_async_device_unregister(void *d, async_cookie_t cookie)
@@ -507,6 +509,8 @@ void __nd_device_register(struct device *dev)
 	if (!dev)
 		return;
 	dev->bus = &nvdimm_bus_type;
+	if (dev->parent)
+		get_device(dev->parent);
 	get_device(dev);
 	async_schedule_domain(nd_async_device_register, dev,
 			&nd_async_domain);