diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 3f32df7ed373..0dfd08c15921 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -172,16 +172,12 @@ int driver_probe_done(void)
 /**
  * wait_for_device_probe
  * Wait for device probing to be completed.
- *
- * Note: this function polls at 100 msec intervals.
  */
-int wait_for_device_probe(void)
+void wait_for_device_probe(void)
 {
 	/* wait for the known devices to complete their probing */
-	while (driver_probe_done() != 0)
-		msleep(100);
+	wait_event(probe_waitqueue, atomic_read(&probe_count) == 0);
 	async_synchronize_full();
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index d5706c448bcb..c56b154a0bf4 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ extern void put_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
 extern struct device_driver *driver_find(const char *name,
 					 struct bus_type *bus);
 extern int driver_probe_done(void);
-extern int wait_for_device_probe(void);
+extern void wait_for_device_probe(void);
 
 
 /* sysfs interface for exporting driver attributes */