diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
index 767b5d47631a49..e92376837b29e6 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
@@ -337,6 +337,14 @@ static int vf_qm_cache_wb(struct hisi_qm *qm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hssi_acc_drvdata(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	struct vfio_pci_core_device *core_device = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+
+	return container_of(core_device, struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device,
+			    core_device);
+}
+
 static void vf_qm_fun_reset(struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev,
 			    struct hisi_qm *qm)
 {
@@ -962,7 +970,7 @@ hisi_acc_vfio_pci_get_device_state(struct vfio_device *vdev,
 
 static void hisi_acc_vf_pci_aer_reset_done(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = hssi_acc_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (hisi_acc_vdev->core_device.vdev.migration_flags !=
 				VFIO_MIGRATION_STOP_COPY)
@@ -1274,11 +1282,10 @@ static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device
 					  &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops);
 	}
 
+	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, &hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
 	ret = vfio_pci_core_register_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free;
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, hisi_acc_vdev);
 	return 0;
 
 out_free:
@@ -1289,7 +1296,7 @@ static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device
 
 static void hisi_acc_vfio_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = hssi_acc_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	vfio_pci_core_unregister_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
 	vfio_pci_core_uninit_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
index bbec5d288fee97..9f59f5807b8ab1 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device {
 	struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *saving_migf;
 };
 
+static struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mlx5vf_drvdata(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	struct vfio_pci_core_device *core_device = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+
+	return container_of(core_device, struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device,
+			    core_device);
+}
+
 static struct page *
 mlx5vf_get_migration_page(struct mlx5_vf_migration_file *migf,
 			  unsigned long offset)
@@ -505,7 +513,7 @@ static int mlx5vf_pci_get_device_state(struct vfio_device *vdev,
 
 static void mlx5vf_pci_aer_reset_done(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev = mlx5vf_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	if (!mvdev->migrate_cap)
 		return;
@@ -614,11 +622,10 @@ static int mlx5vf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, &mvdev->core_device);
 	ret = vfio_pci_core_register_device(&mvdev->core_device);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free;
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, mvdev);
 	return 0;
 
 out_free:
@@ -629,7 +636,7 @@ static int mlx5vf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 static void mlx5vf_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct mlx5vf_pci_core_device *mvdev = mlx5vf_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	vfio_pci_core_unregister_device(&mvdev->core_device);
 	vfio_pci_core_uninit_device(&mvdev->core_device);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index 58839206d1ca7f..e34db35b8d61a1 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ static int vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	vfio_pci_core_init_device(vdev, pdev, &vfio_pci_ops);
 
+	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, vdev);
 	ret = vfio_pci_core_register_device(vdev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free;
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, vdev);
 	return 0;
 
 out_free:
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 06b6f3594a1316..65587fd5c021bb 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -1821,6 +1821,10 @@ int vfio_pci_core_register_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Drivers must set the vfio_pci_core_device to their drvdata */
+	if (WARN_ON(vdev != dev_get_drvdata(&vdev->pdev->dev)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (pdev->hdr_type != PCI_HEADER_TYPE_NORMAL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
