diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
index cc74204b14d1..f44c35344741 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_bus.c
@@ -1129,7 +1129,6 @@ devclass_driver_deleted(devclass_t busclass, devclass_t dc, driver_t *driver)
 			    dev->parent->devclass == busclass) {
 				if ((error = device_detach(dev)) != 0)
 					return (error);
-				(void)device_set_driver(dev, NULL);
 				BUS_PROBE_NOMATCH(dev->parent, dev);
 				devnomatch(dev);
 				dev->flags |= DF_DONENOMATCH;
@@ -2097,7 +2096,7 @@ device_probe_child(device_t dev, device_t child)
 	/* XXX What happens if we rebid and got no best? */
 	if (best) {
 		/*
-		 * If this device was atached, and we were asked to
+		 * If this device was attached, and we were asked to
 		 * rescan, and it is a different driver, then we have
 		 * to detach the old driver and reattach this new one.
 		 * Note, we don't have to check for DF_REBID here
@@ -2604,6 +2603,7 @@ device_set_driver(device_t dev, driver_t *driver)
 		free(dev->softc, M_BUS_SC);
 		dev->softc = NULL;
 	}
+	device_set_desc(dev, NULL);
 	kobj_delete((kobj_t) dev, NULL);
 	dev->driver = driver;
 	if (driver) {
@@ -2789,7 +2789,6 @@ device_detach(device_t dev)
 
 	dev->state = DS_NOTPRESENT;
 	(void)device_set_driver(dev, NULL);
-	device_set_desc(dev, NULL);
 	device_sysctl_fini(dev);
 
 	return (0);