diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index 87885d1..a372fef 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -84,11 +84,14 @@ struct pp_struct {
 	struct ieee1284_info state;
 	struct ieee1284_info saved_state;
 	long default_inactivity;
+	int index;
 };
 
 /* should we use PARDEVICE_MAX here? */
 static struct device *devices[PARPORT_MAX];
 
+static DEFINE_IDA(ida_index);
+
 /* pp_struct.flags bitfields */
 #define PP_CLAIMED    (1<<0)
 #define PP_EXCL       (1<<1)
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ static int register_device(int minor, struct pp_struct *pp)
 	struct pardevice *pdev = NULL;
 	char *name;
 	struct pardev_cb ppdev_cb;
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc = 0, index;
 
 	name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, CHRDEV "%x", minor);
 	if (name == NULL)
@@ -303,20 +306,23 @@ static int register_device(int minor, struct pp_struct *pp)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	index = ida_simple_get(&ida_index, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	memset(&ppdev_cb, 0, sizeof(ppdev_cb));
 	ppdev_cb.irq_func = pp_irq;
 	ppdev_cb.flags = (pp->flags & PP_EXCL) ? PARPORT_FLAG_EXCL : 0;
 	ppdev_cb.private = pp;
-	pdev = parport_register_dev_model(port, name, &ppdev_cb, minor);
+	pdev = parport_register_dev_model(port, name, &ppdev_cb, index);
 	parport_put_port(port);
 
 	if (!pdev) {
 		pr_warn("%s: failed to register device!\n", name);
 		rc = -ENXIO;
+		ida_simple_remove(&ida_index, index);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	pp->pdev = pdev;
+	pp->index = index;
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "registered pardevice\n");
 err:
 	kfree(name);
@@ -755,6 +761,7 @@ static int pp_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	if (pp->pdev) {
 		parport_unregister_device(pp->pdev);
+		ida_simple_remove(&ida_index, pp->index);
 		pp->pdev = NULL;
 		pr_debug(CHRDEV "%x: unregistered pardevice\n", minor);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/parport/share.c b/drivers/parport/share.c
index 3308427..4399de34 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/share.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/share.c
@@ -939,8 +939,10 @@ struct pardevice *
 	 * pardevice fields. -arca
 	 */
 	port->ops->init_state(par_dev, par_dev->state);
-	port->proc_device = par_dev;
-	parport_device_proc_register(par_dev);
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(PARPORT_DEVPROC_REGISTERED, &port->devflags)) {
+		port->proc_device = par_dev;
+		parport_device_proc_register(par_dev);
+	}
 
 	return par_dev;