diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index d22a7260f42b..8937a7ad7165 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	int ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	int local_trigger_count = atomic_read(&deferred_trigger_count);
-	bool test_remove = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE);
+	bool test_remove = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_TEST_DRIVER_REMOVE) &&
+			   !drv->suppress_bind_attrs;
 
 	if (defer_all_probes) {
 		/*