diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 59dc9f3cfb376..256d379bba676 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -1387,9 +1387,6 @@ int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device, const char *name)
 	}
 
 	ret = enable_device_and_get(device);
-	dev_set_uevent_suppress(&device->dev, false);
-	/* Mark for userspace that device is ready */
-	kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	if (ret) {
 		void (*dealloc_fn)(struct ib_device *);
 
@@ -1409,8 +1406,12 @@ int ib_register_device(struct ib_device *device, const char *name)
 		ib_device_put(device);
 		__ib_unregister_device(device);
 		device->ops.dealloc_driver = dealloc_fn;
+		dev_set_uevent_suppress(&device->dev, false);
 		return ret;
 	}
+	dev_set_uevent_suppress(&device->dev, false);
+	/* Mark for userspace that device is ready */
+	kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	ib_device_put(device);
 
 	return 0;