diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c
index e0f0e3ce1a32..98466d762c8f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static int nvdimm_probe(struct device *dev)
 	rc = nd_label_reserve_dpa(ndd);
 	if (ndd->ns_current >= 0)
 		nvdimm_set_aliasing(dev);
+	nvdimm_clear_locked(dev);
 	nvdimm_bus_unlock(dev);
 
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
index f0d1b7e5de01..5f1385b96b13 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ void nvdimm_set_locked(struct device *dev)
 	set_bit(NDD_LOCKED, &nvdimm->flags);
 }
 
+void nvdimm_clear_locked(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct nvdimm *nvdimm = to_nvdimm(dev);
+
+	clear_bit(NDD_LOCKED, &nvdimm->flags);
+}
+
 static void nvdimm_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct nvdimm *nvdimm = to_nvdimm(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
index 9c758a91372b..156be00e1f76 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ long nvdimm_clear_poison(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t phys,
 		unsigned int len);
 void nvdimm_set_aliasing(struct device *dev);
 void nvdimm_set_locked(struct device *dev);
+void nvdimm_clear_locked(struct device *dev);
 struct nd_btt *to_nd_btt(struct device *dev);
 
 struct nd_gen_sb {