vol->last_eb_bytes = vol->usable_leb_size;
        }
 
+       /* Make volume "available" before it becomes accessible via sysfs */
+       spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+       ubi->volumes[vol_id] = vol;
+       ubi->vol_count += 1;
+       spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+
        /* Register character device for the volume */
        cdev_init(&vol->cdev, &ubi_vol_cdev_operations);
        vol->cdev.owner = THIS_MODULE;
        if (err)
                goto out_sysfs;
 
-       spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
-       ubi->volumes[vol_id] = vol;
-       ubi->vol_count += 1;
-       spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
-
        ubi_volume_notify(ubi, vol, UBI_VOLUME_ADDED);
        self_check_volumes(ubi);
        return err;
         */
        cdev_device_del(&vol->cdev, &vol->dev);
 out_mapping:
+       spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+       ubi->volumes[vol_id] = NULL;
+       ubi->vol_count -= 1;
+       spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
        ubi_eba_destroy_table(eba_tbl);
 out_acc:
        spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);