diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 4c3d1bfec0c5b450fbbe68014e1c15fe9e29c454..068cef0a987aa672566d986eb7353670d533fdd6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1444,14 +1444,6 @@ int ide_host_register(struct ide_host *host, const struct ide_port_info *d,
 			ide_acpi_port_init_devices(hwif);
 	}
 
-	ide_host_for_each_port(i, hwif, host) {
-		if (hwif == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		if (hwif->present)
-			hwif_register_devices(hwif);
-	}
-
 	ide_host_for_each_port(i, hwif, host) {
 		if (hwif == NULL)
 			continue;
@@ -1459,8 +1451,10 @@ int ide_host_register(struct ide_host *host, const struct ide_port_info *d,
 		ide_sysfs_register_port(hwif);
 		ide_proc_register_port(hwif);
 
-		if (hwif->present)
+		if (hwif->present) {
 			ide_proc_port_register_devices(hwif);
+			hwif_register_devices(hwif);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return j ? 0 : -1;