diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index a5ba2cb3031f..ff9fb8c3cc04 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -1450,8 +1450,13 @@ int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device, const char *name,
 		return ret;
 	}
 	dev_set_uevent_suppress(&device->dev, false);
+
+	down_read(&devices_rwsem);
+
 	/* Mark for userspace that device is ready */
 	kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+
+	up_read(&devices_rwsem);
 	ib_device_put(device);
 
 	return 0;