diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 19c8950c6c382f3c56c9337565483fd2a74419b4..586d83d8be4dd121425c997eb9c44cef6eaa187d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ struct pci_host_bridge *pci_alloc_host_bridge(size_t priv)
 		return NULL;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bridge->windows);
+	bridge->dev.release = pci_release_host_bridge_dev;
 
 	return bridge;
 }
@@ -2310,7 +2311,6 @@ static struct pci_bus *pci_create_root_bus_msi(struct device *parent,
 		return NULL;
 
 	bridge->dev.parent = parent;
-	bridge->dev.release = pci_release_host_bridge_dev;
 
 	list_splice_init(resources, &bridge->windows);
 	bridge->sysdata = sysdata;