diff --git a/drivers/core/device.c b/drivers/core/device.c
index 22d80694cd..8d1287f9a1 100644
--- a/drivers/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/core/device.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static int device_bind_common(struct udevice *parent, const struct driver *drv,
 	struct udevice *dev;
 	struct uclass *uc;
 	int size, ret = 0;
+	bool auto_seq = true;
 
 	if (devp)
 		*devp = NULL;
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ static int device_bind_common(struct udevice *parent, const struct driver *drv,
 
 	dev->seq = -1;
 	dev->req_seq = -1;
+	dev->sqq = -1;
 	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_SEQ_ALIAS) &&
 	    (uc->uc_drv->flags & DM_UC_FLAG_SEQ_ALIAS)) {
 		/*
@@ -84,17 +86,25 @@ static int device_bind_common(struct udevice *parent, const struct driver *drv,
 		 */
 		if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL) &&
 		    !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA)) {
-			if (uc->uc_drv->name && ofnode_valid(node))
+			if (uc->uc_drv->name && ofnode_valid(node)) {
+				dev_read_alias_seq(dev, &dev->sqq);
 				dev_read_alias_seq(dev, &dev->req_seq);
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PRIOR_STAGE)
-			if (dev->req_seq == -1)
-				dev->req_seq =
-					uclass_find_next_free_req_seq(uc);
-#endif
+				auto_seq = false;
+			}
+			if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PRIOR_STAGE)) {
+				if (dev->req_seq == -1) {
+					auto_seq = true;
+					dev->req_seq =
+						uclass_find_next_free_req_seq(
+							uc);
+				}
+			}
 		} else {
 			dev->req_seq = uclass_find_next_free_req_seq(uc);
 		}
 	}
+	if (auto_seq)
+		dev->sqq = uclass_find_next_free_req_seq(uc);
 
 	if (drv->plat_auto) {
 		bool alloc = !plat;
diff --git a/drivers/core/root.c b/drivers/core/root.c
index 672aa7cea7..f2fba5883a 100644
--- a/drivers/core/root.c
+++ b/drivers/core/root.c
@@ -311,22 +311,24 @@ int dm_init_and_scan(bool pre_reloc_only)
 	ret = dm_scan_plat(pre_reloc_only);
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("dm_scan_plat() failed: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto fail;
 	}
 
 	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_CONTROL) && !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA)) {
 		ret = dm_extended_scan(pre_reloc_only);
 		if (ret) {
 			debug("dm_extended_scan() failed: %d\n", ret);
-			return ret;
+			goto fail;
 		}
 	}
 
 	ret = dm_scan_other(pre_reloc_only);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto fail;
 
 	return 0;
+fail:
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPIGEN
diff --git a/include/dm/device.h b/include/dm/device.h
index 7ada7200e3..725e313eac 100644
--- a/include/dm/device.h
+++ b/include/dm/device.h
@@ -131,6 +131,13 @@ enum {
  * @child_head: List of children of this device
  * @sibling_node: Next device in list of all devices
  * @flags: Flags for this device DM_FLAG_...
+ * @sqq: Allocated sequence number for this device (-1 = none). This is set up
+ * when the device is bound and is unique within the device's uclass. If the
+ * device has an alias in the devicetree then that is used to set the sequence
+ * number. Otherwise, the next available number is used. Sequence numbers are
+ * used by certain commands that need device to be numbered (e.g. 'mmc dev')
+ *
+ * The following two fields are deprecated:
  * @req_seq: Requested sequence number for this device (-1 = any)
  * @seq: Allocated sequence number for this device (-1 = none). This is set up
  * when the device is probed and will be unique within the device's uclass.
@@ -156,6 +163,7 @@ struct udevice {
 	struct list_head child_head;
 	struct list_head sibling_node;
 	uint32_t flags;
+	int sqq;
 	int req_seq;
 	int seq;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEVRES