diff --git a/drivers/parport/share.c b/drivers/parport/share.c
index 7b4ee33c1935..15c81cffd2de 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/share.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/share.c
@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ static int port_check(struct device *dev, void *dev_drv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Iterates through all the devices connected to the bus and return 1
+ * if the device is a parallel port.
+ */
+
+static int port_detect(struct device *dev, void *dev_drv)
+{
+	if (is_parport(dev))
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  *	parport_register_driver - register a parallel port device driver
  *	@drv: structure describing the driver
@@ -282,6 +294,15 @@ int __parport_register_driver(struct parport_driver *drv, struct module *owner,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
+		/*
+		 * check if bus has any parallel port registered, if
+		 * none is found then load the lowlevel driver.
+		 */
+		ret = bus_for_each_dev(&parport_bus_type, NULL, NULL,
+				       port_detect);
+		if (!ret)
+			get_lowlevel_driver();
+
 		mutex_lock(&registration_lock);
 		if (drv->match_port)
 			bus_for_each_dev(&parport_bus_type, NULL, drv,