diff --git a/drivers/pci/bus.c b/drivers/pci/bus.c
index 23a39fdc311e..dd7cdbee8029 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/bus.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void pci_bus_add_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	dev->match_driver = true;
 	retval = device_attach(&dev->dev);
-	if (retval < 0) {
+	if (retval < 0 && retval != -EPROBE_DEFER) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev, "device attach failed (%d)\n", retval);
 		pci_proc_detach_device(dev);
 		pci_remove_sysfs_dev_files(dev);