diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 69017a569f30..add4653477fe 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "power.h"
 
+static bool need_wait;
 
 #define SNAPSHOT_MINOR	231
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ static int snapshot_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		 * Resuming.  We may need to wait for the image device to
 		 * appear.
 		 */
-		wait_for_device_probe();
+		need_wait = true;
 
 		data->swap = -1;
 		data->mode = O_WRONLY;
@@ -174,6 +175,11 @@ static ssize_t snapshot_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 	ssize_t res;
 	loff_t pg_offp = *offp & ~PAGE_MASK;
 
+	if (need_wait) {
+		wait_for_device_probe();
+		need_wait = false;
+	}
+
 	lock_system_sleep();
 
 	data = filp->private_data;
@@ -209,6 +215,11 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	loff_t size;
 	sector_t offset;
 
+	if (need_wait) {
+		wait_for_device_probe();
+		need_wait = false;
+	}
+
 	if (_IOC_TYPE(cmd) != SNAPSHOT_IOC_MAGIC)
 		return -ENOTTY;
 	if (_IOC_NR(cmd) > SNAPSHOT_IOC_MAXNR)