diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index a2871dca24dc..84d1294f269c 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -2629,21 +2629,31 @@ static int scmi_handle_put(const struct scmi_handle *handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void scmi_device_link_add(struct device *consumer,
+static bool scmi_device_link_add(struct device *consumer,
 				 struct device *supplier)
 {
 	struct device_link *link;
 
 	link = device_link_add(consumer, supplier, DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER);
 
-	WARN_ON(!link);
+	return !WARN_ON(!link);
+}
+
+static void scmi_clear_handle(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev)
+{
+	if (!scmi_dev->handle)
+		return;
+
+	scmi_handle_put(scmi_dev->handle);
+	scmi_dev->handle = NULL;
 }
 
 static void scmi_set_handle(struct scmi_device *scmi_dev)
 {
 	scmi_dev->handle = scmi_handle_get(&scmi_dev->dev);
-	if (scmi_dev->handle)
-		scmi_device_link_add(&scmi_dev->dev, scmi_dev->handle->dev);
+	if (scmi_dev->handle &&
+	    !scmi_device_link_add(&scmi_dev->dev, scmi_dev->handle->dev))
+		scmi_clear_handle(scmi_dev);
 }
 
 static int __scmi_xfer_info_init(struct scmi_info *sinfo,
@@ -2927,6 +2937,7 @@ static int scmi_bus_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 {
 	struct scmi_info *info = bus_nb_to_scmi_info(nb);
 	struct scmi_device *sdev = to_scmi_dev(data);
+	const char *status;
 
 	/* Skip devices of different SCMI instances */
 	if (sdev->dev.parent != info->dev)
@@ -2936,18 +2947,22 @@ static int scmi_bus_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	case BUS_NOTIFY_BIND_DRIVER:
 		/* setup handle now as the transport is ready */
 		scmi_set_handle(sdev);
+		status = "about to be BOUND.";
+		break;
+	case BUS_NOTIFY_DRIVER_NOT_BOUND:
+		scmi_clear_handle(sdev);
+		status = "NOT BOUND.";
 		break;
 	case BUS_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER:
-		scmi_handle_put(sdev->handle);
-		sdev->handle = NULL;
+		scmi_clear_handle(sdev);
+		status = "UNBOUND.";
 		break;
 	default:
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(info->dev, "Device %s (%s) is now %s\n", dev_name(&sdev->dev),
-		sdev->name, action == BUS_NOTIFY_BIND_DRIVER ?
-		"about to be BOUND." : "UNBOUND.");
+		sdev->name, status);
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }