diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index ef3618299494..5d524a04d0a3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -992,6 +992,9 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info *mtd, int ubi_num,
 			goto out_detach;
 	}
 
+	/* Make device "available" before it becomes accessible via sysfs */
+	ubi_devices[ubi_num] = ubi;
+
 	err = uif_init(ubi, &ref);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_detach;
@@ -1036,7 +1039,6 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info *mtd, int ubi_num,
 	wake_up_process(ubi->bgt_thread);
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 
-	ubi_devices[ubi_num] = ubi;
 	ubi_notify_all(ubi, UBI_VOLUME_ADDED, NULL);
 	return ubi_num;
 
@@ -1047,6 +1049,7 @@ out_uif:
 	ubi_assert(ref);
 	uif_close(ubi);
 out_detach:
+	ubi_devices[ubi_num] = NULL;
 	ubi_wl_close(ubi);
 	ubi_free_internal_volumes(ubi);
 	vfree(ubi->vtbl);