diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index a9c23ecebc7c8de3e1060ed4243cf75d431f8099..df85e928b97f2cef7c66ea3edd567c8d95eabbb5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 	if (drv->bus->p->drivers_autoprobe) {
 		error = driver_attach(drv);
 		if (error)
-			goto out_unregister;
+			goto out_del_list;
 	}
 	module_add_driver(drv->owner, drv);
 
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_del_list:
+	klist_del(&priv->knode_bus);
 out_unregister:
 	kobject_put(&priv->kobj);
 	/* drv->p is freed in driver_release()  */