diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index f485b98805cf..d2fb1a110521 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -2069,12 +2069,21 @@ static int i3c_master_early_i3c_dev_add(struct i3c_master_controller *master,
 static void
 i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 {
+	struct i3c_device *i3cdev, *tmp;
 	struct i3c_dev_desc *desc;
+	LIST_HEAD(i3c_unreg_devs);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!master->init_done)
 		return;
 
+	i3c_bus_maintenance_lock(&master->bus);
+
+	if (master->shutting_down) {
+		i3c_bus_maintenance_unlock(&master->bus);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	i3c_bus_for_each_i3cdev(&master->bus, desc) {
 		if (desc->dev || !desc->info.dyn_addr || desc == master->this)
 			continue;
@@ -2104,25 +2113,37 @@ i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(struct i3c_master_controller *master)
 		if (desc->boardinfo)
 			device_set_node(&desc->dev->dev, desc->boardinfo->fwnode);
 
-		ret = device_register(&desc->dev->dev);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&master->dev,
-				"Failed to add I3C device (err = %d)\n", ret);
-			desc->dev->desc = NULL;
-			put_device(&desc->dev->dev);
-			desc->dev = NULL;
-		}
+		list_add_tail(&desc->dev->node, &i3c_unreg_devs);
 	}
+
+	i3c_bus_maintenance_unlock(&master->bus);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(i3cdev, tmp, &i3c_unreg_devs, node) {
+		ret = device_register(&i3cdev->dev);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_err(&master->dev, "Failed to add I3C device (err = %d)\n", ret);
+		else
+			list_del_init(&i3cdev->node);
+	}
+
+	i3c_bus_maintenance_lock(&master->bus);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(i3cdev, tmp, &i3c_unreg_devs, node) {
+		list_del(&i3cdev->node);
+		desc = i3cdev->desc;
+		i3cdev->desc = NULL;
+		put_device(&i3cdev->dev);
+		desc->dev = NULL;
+	}
+
+	i3c_bus_maintenance_unlock(&master->bus);
 }
 
 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_register_new_i3c_devs(master);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/i3c/master.h b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
index 2dc139a217bf..26535beb1e77 100644
--- a/include/linux/i3c/master.h
+++ b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ struct i3c_dev_desc {
  *	  every time the I3C device is rediscovered with a different dynamic
  *	  address assigned
  * @bus: I3C bus this device is attached to
+ * @node: unregistered device list node, only for use by
+ *	  i3c_master_register_new_i3c_devs(), it is not protected by a lock
  *
  * I3C device object exposed to I3C device drivers. The takes care of linking
  * this object to the relevant &struct_i3c_dev_desc one.
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ struct i3c_device {
 	struct device dev;
 	struct i3c_dev_desc *desc;
 	struct i3c_bus *bus;
+	struct list_head node;
 };
 
 /*