drv = dev->driver;
        assert(drv);
 
-       /* Allocate private data if requested */
-       if (drv->priv_auto_alloc_size) {
+       /* Allocate private data if requested and not reentered */
+       if (drv->priv_auto_alloc_size && !dev->priv) {
                dev->priv = alloc_priv(drv->priv_auto_alloc_size, drv->flags);
                if (!dev->priv) {
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                        goto fail;
                }
        }
-       /* Allocate private data if requested */
+       /* Allocate private data if requested and not reentered */
        size = dev->uclass->uc_drv->per_device_auto_alloc_size;
-       if (size) {
+       if (size && !dev->uclass_priv) {
                dev->uclass_priv = calloc(1, size);
                if (!dev->uclass_priv) {
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                        size = dev->parent->uclass->uc_drv->
                                        per_child_auto_alloc_size;
                }
-               if (size) {
+               if (size && !dev->parent_priv) {
                        dev->parent_priv = alloc_priv(size, drv->flags);
                        if (!dev->parent_priv) {
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                ret = device_probe(dev->parent);
                if (ret)
                        goto fail;
+
+               /*
+                * The device might have already been probed during
+                * the call to device_probe() on its parent device
+                * (e.g. PCI bridge devices). Test the flags again
+                * so that we don't mess up the device.
+                */
+               if (dev->flags & DM_FLAG_ACTIVATED)
+                       return 0;
        }
 
        seq = uclass_resolve_seq(dev);