diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/vme.c b/drivers/staging/vme/vme.c
index 4ca9d02cc2c8..b2968f8588ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/vme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/vme.c
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 #include "vme.h"
 #include "vme_bridge.h"
 
-/* Bitmask and mutex to keep track of bridge numbers */
+/* Bitmask and list of registered buses both protected by common mutex */
 static unsigned int vme_bus_numbers;
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(vme_bus_num_mtx);
+static LIST_HEAD(vme_bus_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(vme_buses_lock);
 
 static void __exit vme_exit(void);
 static int __init vme_init(void);
@@ -1309,27 +1310,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vme_slot_get);
 
 /* - Bridge Registration --------------------------------------------------- */
 
-static int vme_alloc_bus_num(void)
+static int vme_add_bus(struct vme_bridge *bridge)
 {
 	int i;
+	int ret = -1;
 
-	mutex_lock(&vme_bus_num_mtx);
+	mutex_lock(&vme_buses_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(vme_bus_numbers) * 8; i++) {
-		if (((vme_bus_numbers >> i) & 0x1) == 0) {
-			vme_bus_numbers |= (0x1 << i);
+		if ((vme_bus_numbers & (1 << i)) == 0) {
+			vme_bus_numbers |= (1 << i);
+			bridge->num = i;
+			list_add_tail(&bridge->bus_list, &vme_bus_list);
+			ret = 0;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&vme_bus_num_mtx);
+	mutex_unlock(&vme_buses_lock);
 
-	return i;
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static void vme_free_bus_num(int bus)
+static void vme_remove_bus(struct vme_bridge *bridge)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&vme_bus_num_mtx);
-	vme_bus_numbers &= ~(0x1 << bus);
-	mutex_unlock(&vme_bus_num_mtx);
+	mutex_lock(&vme_buses_lock);
+	vme_bus_numbers &= ~(1 << bridge->num);
+	list_del(&bridge->bus_list);
+	mutex_unlock(&vme_buses_lock);
 }
 
 int vme_register_bridge(struct vme_bridge *bridge)
@@ -1338,7 +1344,9 @@ int vme_register_bridge(struct vme_bridge *bridge)
 	int retval;
 	int i;
 
-	bridge->num = vme_alloc_bus_num();
+	retval = vme_add_bus(bridge);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
 
 	/* This creates 32 vme "slot" devices. This equates to a slot for each
 	 * ID available in a system conforming to the ANSI/VITA 1-1994
@@ -1370,7 +1378,7 @@ err_reg:
 		dev = &bridge->dev[i];
 		device_unregister(dev);
 	}
-	vme_free_bus_num(bridge->num);
+	vme_remove_bus(bridge);
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vme_register_bridge);
@@ -1385,7 +1393,7 @@ void vme_unregister_bridge(struct vme_bridge *bridge)
 		dev = &bridge->dev[i];
 		device_unregister(dev);
 	}
-	vme_free_bus_num(bridge->num);
+	vme_remove_bus(bridge);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vme_unregister_bridge);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vme/vme_bridge.h b/drivers/staging/vme/vme_bridge.h
index a9084f0f34e7..895967058297 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vme/vme_bridge.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vme/vme_bridge.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct vme_bridge {
 	/* Bridge Info - XXX Move to private structure? */
 	struct device *parent;	/* Parent device (eg. pdev->dev for PCI) */
 	void *driver_priv;	/* Private pointer for the bridge driver */
+	struct list_head bus_list; /* list of VME buses */
 
 	struct device dev[VME_SLOTS_MAX];	/* Device registered with
 						 * device model on VME bus