diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 1febfd2a353a..f24eb2daad00 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -179,10 +179,14 @@ void device_pm_move_to_tail(struct device *dev)
  * of the link.  If DL_FLAG_PM_RUNTIME is not set, DL_FLAG_RPM_ACTIVE will be
  * ignored.
  *
- * If the DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER is set, the link will be removed
- * automatically when the consumer device driver unbinds from it.
- * The combination of both DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER and DL_FLAG_STATELESS
- * set is invalid and will cause NULL to be returned.
+ * If the DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER flag is set, the link will be removed
+ * automatically when the consumer device driver unbinds from it.  Analogously,
+ * if DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_SUPPLIER is set in @flags, the link will be removed
+ * automatically when the supplier device driver unbinds from it.
+ *
+ * The combination of DL_FLAG_STATELESS and either DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER
+ * or DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_SUPPLIER set in @flags at the same time is invalid and
+ * will cause NULL to be returned upfront.
  *
  * A side effect of the link creation is re-ordering of dpm_list and the
  * devices_kset list by moving the consumer device and all devices depending
@@ -199,8 +203,8 @@ struct device_link *device_link_add(struct device *consumer,
 	struct device_link *link;
 
 	if (!consumer || !supplier ||
-	    ((flags & DL_FLAG_STATELESS) &&
-	     (flags & DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER)))
+	    (flags & DL_FLAG_STATELESS &&
+	     flags & (DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER | DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_SUPPLIER)))
 		return NULL;
 
 	device_links_write_lock();
@@ -539,11 +543,11 @@ void device_links_no_driver(struct device *dev)
  */
 void device_links_driver_cleanup(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct device_link *link;
+	struct device_link *link, *ln;
 
 	device_links_write_lock();
 
-	list_for_each_entry(link, &dev->links.consumers, s_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(link, ln, &dev->links.consumers, s_node) {
 		if (link->flags & DL_FLAG_STATELESS)
 			continue;