diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 791b7530599f..9a76dd44cb37 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -646,9 +646,17 @@ static void device_links_missing_supplier(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct device_link *link;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(link, &dev->links.suppliers, c_node)
-		if (link->status == DL_STATE_CONSUMER_PROBE)
+	list_for_each_entry(link, &dev->links.suppliers, c_node) {
+		if (link->status != DL_STATE_CONSUMER_PROBE)
+			continue;
+
+		if (link->supplier->links.status == DL_DEV_DRIVER_BOUND) {
 			WRITE_ONCE(link->status, DL_STATE_AVAILABLE);
+		} else {
+			WARN_ON(!(link->flags & DL_FLAG_SYNC_STATE_ONLY));
+			WRITE_ONCE(link->status, DL_STATE_DORMANT);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -687,11 +695,11 @@ int device_links_check_suppliers(struct device *dev)
 	device_links_write_lock();
 
 	list_for_each_entry(link, &dev->links.suppliers, c_node) {
-		if (!(link->flags & DL_FLAG_MANAGED) ||
-		    link->flags & DL_FLAG_SYNC_STATE_ONLY)
+		if (!(link->flags & DL_FLAG_MANAGED))
 			continue;
 
-		if (link->status != DL_STATE_AVAILABLE) {
+		if (link->status != DL_STATE_AVAILABLE &&
+		    !(link->flags & DL_FLAG_SYNC_STATE_ONLY)) {
 			device_links_missing_supplier(dev);
 			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 			break;
@@ -952,11 +960,21 @@ static void __device_links_no_driver(struct device *dev)
 		if (!(link->flags & DL_FLAG_MANAGED))
 			continue;
 
-		if (link->flags & DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER)
+		if (link->flags & DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER) {
 			device_link_drop_managed(link);
-		else if (link->status == DL_STATE_CONSUMER_PROBE ||
-			 link->status == DL_STATE_ACTIVE)
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (link->status != DL_STATE_CONSUMER_PROBE &&
+		    link->status != DL_STATE_ACTIVE)
+			continue;
+
+		if (link->supplier->links.status == DL_DEV_DRIVER_BOUND) {
 			WRITE_ONCE(link->status, DL_STATE_AVAILABLE);
+		} else {
+			WARN_ON(!(link->flags & DL_FLAG_SYNC_STATE_ONLY));
+			WRITE_ONCE(link->status, DL_STATE_DORMANT);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dev->links.status = DL_DEV_NO_DRIVER;