diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 943c49a7842c..140b9deb482c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,12 @@ struct pci_dev *__ref pci_scan_single_device(struct pci_bus *bus, int devfn)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *dev;
 
+	dev = pci_get_slot(bus, devfn);
+	if (dev) {
+		pci_dev_put(dev);
+		return dev;
+	}
+
 	dev = pci_scan_device(bus, devfn);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;