diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index a638bbb1a27a..2d6df1dd3852 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wait_for_device_probe);
  *
  * This function must be called with @dev lock held.  When called for a
  * USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held as well.
+ *
+ * If the device has a parent, runtime-resume the parent before driver probing.
  */
 int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -410,10 +412,16 @@ int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
 	pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: matched device %s with driver %s\n",
 		 drv->bus->name, __func__, dev_name(dev), drv->name);
 
+	if (dev->parent)
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->parent);
+
 	pm_runtime_barrier(dev);
 	ret = really_probe(dev, drv);
 	pm_request_idle(dev);
 
+	if (dev->parent)
+		pm_runtime_put(dev->parent);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -507,11 +515,17 @@ static void __device_attach_async_helper(void *_dev, async_cookie_t cookie)
 
 	device_lock(dev);
 
+	if (dev->parent)
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->parent);
+
 	bus_for_each_drv(dev->bus, NULL, &data, __device_attach_driver);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "async probe completed\n");
 
 	pm_request_idle(dev);
 
+	if (dev->parent)
+		pm_runtime_put(dev->parent);
+
 	device_unlock(dev);
 
 	put_device(dev);
@@ -541,6 +555,9 @@ static int __device_attach(struct device *dev, bool allow_async)
 			.want_async = false,
 		};
 
+		if (dev->parent)
+			pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->parent);
+
 		ret = bus_for_each_drv(dev->bus, NULL, &data,
 					__device_attach_driver);
 		if (!ret && allow_async && data.have_async) {
@@ -557,6 +574,9 @@ static int __device_attach(struct device *dev, bool allow_async)
 		} else {
 			pm_request_idle(dev);
 		}
+
+		if (dev->parent)
+			pm_runtime_put(dev->parent);
 	}
 out_unlock:
 	device_unlock(dev);