diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.c
index 0f3a00d8d4f2..fb775ff1895d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ struct gb_bundle *gb_bundle_create(struct gb_interface *intf, u8 bundle_id,
 				   u8 class)
 {
 	struct gb_bundle *bundle;
-	int retval;
 
 	/*
 	 * Reject any attempt to reuse a bundle id.  We initialize
@@ -128,8 +127,6 @@ struct gb_bundle *gb_bundle_create(struct gb_interface *intf, u8 bundle_id,
 	bundle->class = class;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bundle->connections);
 
-	/* Build up the bundle device structures and register it with the
-	 * driver core */
 	bundle->dev.parent = &intf->dev;
 	bundle->dev.bus = &greybus_bus_type;
 	bundle->dev.type = &greybus_bundle_type;
@@ -137,18 +134,24 @@ struct gb_bundle *gb_bundle_create(struct gb_interface *intf, u8 bundle_id,
 	device_initialize(&bundle->dev);
 	dev_set_name(&bundle->dev, "%s.%d", dev_name(&intf->dev), bundle_id);
 
-	retval = device_add(&bundle->dev);
-	if (retval) {
-		pr_err("failed to add bundle device for id %u\n", bundle_id);
-		put_device(&bundle->dev);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	list_add(&bundle->links, &intf->bundles);
 
 	return bundle;
 }
 
+int gb_bundle_add(struct gb_bundle *bundle)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = device_add(&bundle->dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&bundle->dev, "failed to register bundle: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void gb_bundle_connections_exit(struct gb_bundle *bundle)
 {
 	struct gb_connection *connection;
@@ -162,10 +165,12 @@ static void gb_bundle_connections_exit(struct gb_bundle *bundle)
  */
 void gb_bundle_destroy(struct gb_bundle *bundle)
 {
+	gb_bundle_connections_exit(bundle);
+
+	if (device_is_registered(&bundle->dev))
+		device_del(&bundle->dev);
+
 	list_del(&bundle->links);
 
-	gb_bundle_connections_exit(bundle);
-	device_unregister(&bundle->dev);
+	put_device(&bundle->dev);
 }
-
-
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.h
index eae375c12100..682ec327f8a3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/bundle.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct gb_bundle {
 /* Greybus "private" definitions" */
 struct gb_bundle *gb_bundle_create(struct gb_interface *intf, u8 bundle_id,
 				   u8 class);
+int gb_bundle_add(struct gb_bundle *bundle);
 void gb_bundle_destroy(struct gb_bundle *bundle);
 
 #endif /* __BUNDLE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/manifest.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/manifest.c
index 8310f199f0f1..51201128498d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/manifest.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/manifest.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ static u32 gb_manifest_parse_cports(struct gb_bundle *bundle)
 	u8 protocol_id;
 	u16 cport_id;
 	u32 count = 0;
-	int ret;
 
 	/* Set up all cport descriptors associated with this bundle */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, next, &intf->manifest_descs, links) {
@@ -262,12 +261,6 @@ static u32 gb_manifest_parse_cports(struct gb_bundle *bundle)
 		if (!connection)
 			goto exit;
 
-		ret = gb_connection_init(connection);
-		if (ret) {
-			gb_connection_destroy(connection);
-			goto exit;
-		}
-
 		count++;
 
 		/* Release the cport descriptor */
@@ -293,12 +286,14 @@ exit:
  */
 static u32 gb_manifest_parse_bundles(struct gb_interface *intf)
 {
+	struct gb_connection *connection;
 	struct manifest_desc *desc;
 	struct gb_bundle *bundle;
 	struct gb_bundle *bundle_next;
 	u32 count = 0;
 	u8 bundle_id;
 	u8 class;
+	int ret;
 
 	while ((desc = get_next_bundle_desc(intf))) {
 		struct greybus_descriptor_bundle *desc_bundle;
@@ -354,6 +349,23 @@ static u32 gb_manifest_parse_bundles(struct gb_interface *intf)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		ret = gb_bundle_add(bundle);
+		if (ret) {
+			gb_bundle_destroy(bundle);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		list_for_each_entry(connection, &bundle->connections,
+							bundle_links) {
+			ret = gb_connection_init(connection);
+			if (ret)
+				break;
+		}
+		if (ret) {
+			gb_bundle_destroy(bundle);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		count++;
 	}