diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index c1c555242d0d715d46c051955deacea4a819d634..a37eda9f11f5eb0fc365a62948c6f72a2976c71c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -503,6 +503,16 @@ static struct scsi_driver sd_template = {
 	.eh_action		= sd_eh_action,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Dummy kobj_map->probe function.
+ * The default ->probe function will call modprobe, which is
+ * pointless as this module is already loaded.
+ */
+static struct kobject *sd_default_probe(dev_t devt, int *partno, void *data)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Device no to disk mapping:
  * 
@@ -2970,8 +2980,10 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 static int sd_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp;
+	dev_t devt;
 
 	sdkp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	devt = disk_devt(sdkp->disk);
 	scsi_autopm_get_device(sdkp->device);
 
 	async_synchronize_full_domain(&scsi_sd_probe_domain);
@@ -2981,6 +2993,9 @@ static int sd_remove(struct device *dev)
 	del_gendisk(sdkp->disk);
 	sd_shutdown(dev);
 
+	blk_register_region(devt, SD_MINORS, NULL,
+			    sd_default_probe, NULL, NULL);
+
 	mutex_lock(&sd_ref_mutex);
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 	put_device(&sdkp->dev);
@@ -3124,9 +3139,13 @@ static int __init init_sd(void)
 
 	SCSI_LOG_HLQUEUE(3, printk("init_sd: sd driver entry point\n"));
 
-	for (i = 0; i < SD_MAJORS; i++)
-		if (register_blkdev(sd_major(i), "sd") == 0)
-			majors++;
+	for (i = 0; i < SD_MAJORS; i++) {
+		if (register_blkdev(sd_major(i), "sd") != 0)
+			continue;
+		majors++;
+		blk_register_region(sd_major(i), SD_MINORS, NULL,
+				    sd_default_probe, NULL, NULL);
+	}
 
 	if (!majors)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -3185,8 +3204,10 @@ static void __exit exit_sd(void)
 
 	class_unregister(&sd_disk_class);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < SD_MAJORS; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < SD_MAJORS; i++) {
+		blk_unregister_region(sd_major(i), SD_MINORS);
 		unregister_blkdev(sd_major(i), "sd");
+	}
 }
 
 module_init(init_sd);