diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index c89a1921fcf3..ed749f9ee413 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ static void i3c_master_shutdown(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 	i3c_bus_maintenance_unlock(&master->bus);
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&master->hj_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&master->reg_work);
 }
 
 static void i3c_device_shutdown(struct device *dev)
@@ -1838,6 +1839,16 @@ i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 	}
 }
 
+static void i3c_master_reg_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct i3c_master_controller *master = container_of(work, typeof(*master), reg_work);
+
+	i3c_bus_normaluse_lock(&master->bus);
+	if (!master->shutting_down)
+		i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(master);
+	i3c_bus_normaluse_unlock(&master->bus);
+}
+
 /**
  * i3c_master_do_daa_ext() - Dynamic Address Assignment (extended version)
  * @master: controller
@@ -1878,9 +1889,7 @@ int i3c_master_do_daa_ext(struct i3c_master_controller *master, bool rstdaa)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	i3c_bus_normaluse_lock(&master->bus);
-	i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(master);
-	i3c_bus_normaluse_unlock(&master->bus);
+	queue_work(master->wq, &master->reg_work);
 out:
 	i3c_master_rpm_put(master);
 
@@ -3126,6 +3135,7 @@ int i3c_master_register(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 		goto err_put_dev;
 	}
 	INIT_WORK(&master->hj_work, i3c_master_hj_work_fn);
+	INIT_WORK(&master->reg_work, i3c_master_reg_work_fn);
 
 	ret = i3c_master_bus_init(master);
 	if (ret)
@@ -3151,12 +3161,15 @@ int i3c_master_register(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 
 	/*
 	 * We're done initializing the bus and the controller, we can now
-	 * register I3C devices discovered during the initial DAA.
+	 * register I3C devices discovered during the initial DAA. Device
+	 * registration is done via reg_work because that keeps a single
+	 * registration code path and ensures the worker is the only writer
+	 * of desc->dev. Flush the work to preserve synchronous probe-time
+	 * behavior.
 	 */
 	master->init_done = true;
-	i3c_bus_normaluse_lock(&master->bus);
-	i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(master);
-	i3c_bus_normaluse_unlock(&master->bus);
+	queue_work(master->wq, &master->reg_work);
+	flush_work(&master->reg_work);
 
 	if (master->ops->set_dev_nack_retry)
 		device_create_file(&master->dev, &dev_attr_dev_nack_retry_count);
diff --git a/include/linux/i3c/master.h b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
index 77e63082b06e..8cdd7be505d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/i3c/master.h
+++ b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
@@ -523,6 +523,11 @@ struct i3c_master_controller_ops {
  *	be done from a sleep-able context
  * @hj_work: work item used to run DAA after a Hot-Join event is detected.
  *           Queued to @wq by i3c_master_queue_hotjoin()
+ * @reg_work: work item used to register newly discovered I3C devices with
+ *            the driver model. Queued to @wq by i3c_master_do_daa_ext() so
+ *            that device registration is deferred out of the DAA caller's
+ *            context (notably the resume path), and is skipped if the
+ *            controller is shutting down
  * @dev_nack_retry_count: retry count when slave device nack
  *
  * A &struct i3c_master_controller has to be registered to the I3C subsystem
@@ -548,6 +553,7 @@ struct i3c_master_controller {
 	struct i3c_bus bus;
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 	struct work_struct hj_work;
+	struct work_struct reg_work;
 	unsigned int dev_nack_retry_count;
 };