diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index d811e60610d3..b25bcab2a26b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -516,7 +516,10 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 	atomic_inc(&probe_count);
 	pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: probing driver %s with device %s\n",
 		 drv->bus->name, __func__, drv->name, dev_name(dev));
-	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->devres_head));
+	if (!list_empty(&dev->devres_head)) {
+		dev_crit(dev, "Resources present before probing\n");
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
 
 re_probe:
 	dev->driver = drv;