diff --git a/drivers/parport/share.c b/drivers/parport/share.c
index 0ebca450ed2..dffa5d4fb29 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/share.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/share.c
@@ -614,7 +614,10 @@ parport_register_device(struct parport *port, const char *name,
 	 * pardevice fields. -arca
 	 */
 	port->ops->init_state(tmp, tmp->state);
-	parport_device_proc_register(tmp);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(PARPORT_DEVPROC_REGISTERED, &port->devflags)) {
+		port->proc_device = tmp;
+		parport_device_proc_register(tmp);
+	}
 	return tmp;
 
  out_free_all:
@@ -646,10 +649,14 @@ void parport_unregister_device(struct pardevice *dev)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	parport_device_proc_unregister(dev);
-
 	port = dev->port->physport;
 
+	if (port->proc_device == dev) {
+		port->proc_device = NULL;
+		clear_bit(PARPORT_DEVPROC_REGISTERED, &port->devflags);
+		parport_device_proc_unregister(dev);
+	}
+
 	if (port->cad == dev) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: %s forgot to release port\n",
 		       port->name, dev->name);
diff --git a/include/linux/parport.h b/include/linux/parport.h
index e1f83c5065c..38a423ed3c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/parport.h
+++ b/include/linux/parport.h
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ struct parport {
 	int spintime;
 	atomic_t ref_count;
 
+	unsigned long devflags;
+#define PARPORT_DEVPROC_REGISTERED	0
+	struct pardevice *proc_device;	/* Currently register proc device */
+
 	struct list_head full_list;
 	struct parport *slaves[3];
 };