diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index b5688839be1b..0168b3a556b6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -1029,8 +1029,10 @@ static int acpi_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	ret = acpi_drv->ops.add(acpi_dev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		acpi_dev->driver_data = NULL;
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	pr_debug("Driver [%s] successfully bound to device [%s]\n",
 		 acpi_drv->name, acpi_dev->pnp.bus_id);