diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 25341f52198c..7d54bae52a8d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -491,15 +491,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_bind_driver);
 static atomic_t probe_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(probe_waitqueue);
 
-static void driver_deferred_probe_add_trigger(struct device *dev,
-					      int local_trigger_count)
-{
-	driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
-	/* Did a trigger occur while probing? Need to re-trigger if yes */
-	if (local_trigger_count != atomic_read(&deferred_trigger_count))
-		driver_deferred_probe_trigger();
-}
-
 static ssize_t state_synced_show(struct device *dev,
 				 struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -547,10 +538,9 @@ static int call_driver_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 
 static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
-	int local_trigger_count = atomic_read(&deferred_trigger_count);
 	bool test_remove = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE) &&
 			   !drv->suppress_bind_attrs;
-	int ret = -EPROBE_DEFER, probe_ret = 0;
+	int ret, probe_ret = 0;
 
 	if (defer_all_probes) {
 		/*
@@ -559,17 +549,13 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 		 * wait_for_device_probe() right after that to avoid any races.
 		 */
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Driver %s force probe deferral\n", drv->name);
-		driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
-		return ret;
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
 	ret = device_links_check_suppliers(dev);
-	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-		driver_deferred_probe_add_trigger(dev, local_trigger_count);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	atomic_inc(&probe_count);
 	pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: probing driver %s with device %s\n",
 		 drv->bus->name, __func__, drv->name, dev_name(dev));
 	if (!list_empty(&dev->devres_head)) {
@@ -681,11 +667,7 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 		dev->pm_domain->dismiss(dev);
 	pm_runtime_reinit(dev);
 	dev_pm_set_driver_flags(dev, 0);
-	if (probe_ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-		driver_deferred_probe_add_trigger(dev, local_trigger_count);
 done:
-	atomic_dec(&probe_count);
-	wake_up_all(&probe_waitqueue);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -739,21 +721,7 @@ void wait_for_device_probe(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wait_for_device_probe);
 
-/**
- * driver_probe_device - attempt to bind device & driver together
- * @drv: driver to bind a device to
- * @dev: device to try to bind to the driver
- *
- * This function returns -ENODEV if the device is not registered, -EBUSY if it
- * already has a driver, 0 if the device is bound successfully and a positive
- * (inverted) error code for failures from the ->probe method.
- *
- * This function must be called with @dev lock held.  When called for a
- * USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held as well.
- *
- * If the device has a parent, runtime-resume the parent before driver probing.
- */
-static int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
+static int __driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -784,6 +752,42 @@ static int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * driver_probe_device - attempt to bind device & driver together
+ * @drv: driver to bind a device to
+ * @dev: device to try to bind to the driver
+ *
+ * This function returns -ENODEV if the device is not registered, -EBUSY if it
+ * already has a driver, 0 if the device is bound successfully and a positive
+ * (inverted) error code for failures from the ->probe method.
+ *
+ * This function must be called with @dev lock held.  When called for a
+ * USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held as well.
+ *
+ * If the device has a parent, runtime-resume the parent before driver probing.
+ */
+static int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
+{
+	int trigger_count = atomic_read(&deferred_trigger_count);
+	int ret;
+
+	atomic_inc(&probe_count);
+	ret = __driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER || ret == EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
+
+		/*
+		 * Did a trigger occur while probing? Need to re-trigger if yes
+		 */
+		if (trigger_count != atomic_read(&deferred_trigger_count) &&
+		    !defer_all_probes)
+			driver_deferred_probe_trigger();
+	}
+	atomic_dec(&probe_count);
+	wake_up_all(&probe_waitqueue);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline bool cmdline_requested_async_probing(const char *drv_name)
 {
 	return parse_option_str(async_probe_drv_names, drv_name);
@@ -1051,12 +1055,14 @@ int device_driver_attach(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	__device_driver_lock(dev, dev->parent);
-	ret = driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
+	ret = __driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
 	__device_driver_unlock(dev, dev->parent);
 
 	/* also return probe errors as normal negative errnos */
 	if (ret > 0)
 		ret = -ret;
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	return ret;
 }
 
