diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
index 594ce3c2565d..fa29bd2ec322 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
@@ -182,14 +182,19 @@ static int cxl_region_decode_reset(struct cxl_region *cxlr, int count)
 				rc = cxld->reset(cxld);
 			if (rc)
 				return rc;
+			set_bit(CXL_REGION_F_NEEDS_RESET, &cxlr->flags);
 		}
 
 endpoint_reset:
 		rc = cxled->cxld.reset(&cxled->cxld);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
+		set_bit(CXL_REGION_F_NEEDS_RESET, &cxlr->flags);
 	}
 
+	/* all decoders associated with this region have been torn down */
+	clear_bit(CXL_REGION_F_NEEDS_RESET, &cxlr->flags);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2864,6 +2869,13 @@ static int cxl_region_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (test_bit(CXL_REGION_F_NEEDS_RESET, &cxlr->flags)) {
+		dev_err(&cxlr->dev,
+			"failed to activate, re-commit region and retry\n");
+		rc = -ENXIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * From this point on any path that changes the region's state away from
 	 * CXL_CONFIG_COMMIT is also responsible for releasing the driver.
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
index 21ee135d91b6..492673d04da2 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -469,6 +469,14 @@ struct cxl_region_params {
  */
 #define CXL_REGION_F_AUTO 0
 
+/*
+ * Require that a committed region successfully complete a teardown once
+ * any of its associated decoders have been torn down. This maintains
+ * the commit state for the region since there are committed decoders,
+ * but blocks cxl_region_probe().
+ */
+#define CXL_REGION_F_NEEDS_RESET 1
+
 /**
  * struct cxl_region - CXL region
  * @dev: This region's device