diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index e3bbed8a617c257373a1fa2d75318d9ff930601a..61d3e1b4069487c700b18f210601f628917f1ec4 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ static int deferred_probe_initcall(void)
 
 	driver_deferred_probe_enable = true;
 	driver_deferred_probe_trigger();
+	/* Sort as many dependencies as possible before exiting initcalls */
+	flush_workqueue(deferred_wq);
 	return 0;
 }
 late_initcall(deferred_probe_initcall);