diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 2aacc9cb84a77..d25ddcbbfbef5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -192,9 +192,23 @@ static int deferred_probe_initcall(void)
 }
 late_initcall(deferred_probe_initcall);
 
+/**
+ * device_is_bound() - Check if device is bound to a driver
+ * @dev: device to check
+ *
+ * Returns true if passed device has already finished probing successfully
+ * against a driver.
+ *
+ * This function must be called with the device lock held.
+ */
+bool device_is_bound(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return klist_node_attached(&dev->p->knode_driver);
+}
+
 static void driver_bound(struct device *dev)
 {
-	if (klist_node_attached(&dev->p->knode_driver)) {
+	if (device_is_bound(dev)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: device %s already bound\n",
 			__func__, kobject_name(&dev->kobj));
 		return;
@@ -496,7 +510,7 @@ int __device_attach(struct device *dev, bool allow_async)
 
 	device_lock(dev);
 	if (dev->driver) {
-		if (klist_node_attached(&dev->p->knode_driver)) {
+		if (device_is_bound(dev)) {
 			ret = 1;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index eeb47586c99fa..e043af094ce5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -973,6 +973,8 @@ extern int __must_check driver_attach(struct device_driver *drv);
 extern void device_initial_probe(struct device *dev);
 extern int __must_check device_reprobe(struct device *dev);
 
+extern bool device_is_bound(struct device *dev);
+
 /*
  * Easy functions for dynamically creating devices on the fly
  */