diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
index 196aa44c4936..e0f411021c59 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
@@ -344,16 +344,16 @@ static ssize_t state_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(state);
 
-static ssize_t available_slots_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t __available_slots_show(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd, char *buf)
 {
-	struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct device *dev;
 	ssize_t rc;
 	u32 nfree;
 
 	if (!ndd)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	dev = ndd->dev;
 	nvdimm_bus_lock(dev);
 	nfree = nd_label_nfree(ndd);
 	if (nfree - 1 > nfree) {
@@ -365,6 +365,18 @@ static ssize_t available_slots_show(struct device *dev,
 	nvdimm_bus_unlock(dev);
 	return rc;
 }
+
+static ssize_t available_slots_show(struct device *dev,
+				    struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	ssize_t rc;
+
+	nd_device_lock(dev);
+	rc = __available_slots_show(dev_get_drvdata(dev), buf);
+	nd_device_unlock(dev);
+
+	return rc;
+}
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(available_slots);
 
 __weak ssize_t security_show(struct device *dev,