diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_ffa/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_ffa/driver.c
index 2241e851f7ae..a122814eb6d7 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_ffa/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_ffa/driver.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct ffa_drv_info {
 	bool mem_ops_native;
 	bool msg_direct_req2_supp;
 	bool bitmap_created;
+	bool bus_notifier_registered;
 	bool notif_enabled;
 	unsigned int sched_recv_irq;
 	unsigned int notif_pend_irq;
@@ -1630,6 +1631,15 @@ static struct notifier_block ffa_bus_nb = {
 	.notifier_call = ffa_bus_notifier,
 };
 
+static void ffa_bus_notifier_unregister(void)
+{
+	if (!drv_info->bus_notifier_registered)
+		return;
+
+	bus_unregister_notifier(&ffa_bus_type, &ffa_bus_nb);
+	drv_info->bus_notifier_registered = false;
+}
+
 static int ffa_xa_add_partition_info(struct ffa_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ffa_dev_part_info *info;
@@ -1713,6 +1723,8 @@ static void ffa_partitions_cleanup(void)
 	struct list_head *phead;
 	unsigned long idx;
 
+	ffa_bus_notifier_unregister();
+
 	/* Clean up/free all registered devices */
 	ffa_devices_unregister();
 
@@ -1740,11 +1752,14 @@ static int ffa_setup_partitions(void)
 		ret = bus_register_notifier(&ffa_bus_type, &ffa_bus_nb);
 		if (ret)
 			pr_err("Failed to register FF-A bus notifiers\n");
+		else
+			drv_info->bus_notifier_registered = true;
 	}
 
 	count = ffa_partition_probe(&uuid_null, &pbuf);
 	if (count <= 0) {
 		pr_info("%s: No partitions found, error %d\n", __func__, count);
+		ffa_bus_notifier_unregister();
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}