diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
index de6d3b749c60..5768a4749564 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ static void nd_async_device_register(void *d, async_cookie_t cookie)
 		put_device(dev);
 	}
 	put_device(dev);
+	if (dev->parent)
+		put_device(dev->parent);
 }
 
 static void nd_async_device_unregister(void *d, async_cookie_t cookie)
@@ -443,6 +445,8 @@ void __nd_device_register(struct device *dev)
 	if (!dev)
 		return;
 	dev->bus = &nvdimm_bus_type;
+	if (dev->parent)
+		get_device(dev->parent);
 	get_device(dev);
 	async_schedule_domain(nd_async_device_register, dev,
 			&nd_async_domain);