diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 5372d3699e089971c33cea76c2fe3ff08a209940..2ee00962734b5df6da395a59608c6464d2d74691 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -398,12 +398,10 @@ static struct pci_bus *pci_alloc_child_bus(struct pci_bus *parent,
 	if (!child)
 		return NULL;
 
-	child->self = bridge;
 	child->parent = parent;
 	child->ops = parent->ops;
 	child->sysdata = parent->sysdata;
 	child->bus_flags = parent->bus_flags;
-	child->bridge = get_device(&bridge->dev);
 
 	/* initialize some portions of the bus device, but don't register it
 	 * now as the parent is not properly set up yet.  This device will get
@@ -420,6 +418,12 @@ static struct pci_bus *pci_alloc_child_bus(struct pci_bus *parent,
 	child->primary = parent->secondary;
 	child->subordinate = 0xff;
 
+	if (!bridge)
+		return child;
+
+	child->self = bridge;
+	child->bridge = get_device(&bridge->dev);
+
 	/* Set up default resource pointers and names.. */
 	for (i = 0; i < PCI_BRIDGE_RESOURCE_NUM; i++) {
 		child->resource[i] = &bridge->resource[PCI_BRIDGE_RESOURCES+i];