diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 1b1cbb571d38..9a1e9704d782 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ probe_failed:
 	devres_release_all(dev);
 	driver_sysfs_remove(dev);
 	dev->driver = NULL;
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 
 	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
 		/* Driver requested deferred probing */
@@ -487,6 +488,7 @@ static void __device_release_driver(struct device *dev)
 			drv->remove(dev);
 		devres_release_all(dev);
 		dev->driver = NULL;
+		dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 		klist_remove(&dev->p->knode_driver);
 		if (dev->bus)
 			blocking_notifier_call_chain(&dev->bus->p->bus_notifier,