diff --git a/drivers/cxl/acpi.c b/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
index dd610556a3af..d7d789211c17 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ static int cxl_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return rc;
 
 	/* In case PCI is scanned before ACPI re-trigger memdev attach */
-	return cxl_bus_rescan();
+	cxl_bus_rescan();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id cxl_acpi_ids[] = {
@@ -533,7 +534,19 @@ static struct platform_driver cxl_acpi_driver = {
 	.id_table = cxl_test_ids,
 };
 
-module_platform_driver(cxl_acpi_driver);
+static int __init cxl_acpi_init(void)
+{
+	return platform_driver_register(&cxl_acpi_driver);
+}
+
+static void __exit cxl_acpi_exit(void)
+{
+	platform_driver_unregister(&cxl_acpi_driver);
+	cxl_bus_drain();
+}
+
+module_init(cxl_acpi_init);
+module_exit(cxl_acpi_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_IMPORT_NS(CXL);
 MODULE_IMPORT_NS(ACPI);
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
index 1f1483a9e525..f0875fa86c61 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
@@ -1786,12 +1786,27 @@ static void cxl_bus_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *cxl_bus_wq;
 
-int cxl_bus_rescan(void)
+static void cxl_bus_rescan_queue(struct work_struct *w)
 {
-	return bus_rescan_devices(&cxl_bus_type);
+	int rc = bus_rescan_devices(&cxl_bus_type);
+
+	pr_debug("CXL bus rescan result: %d\n", rc);
+}
+
+void cxl_bus_rescan(void)
+{
+	static DECLARE_WORK(rescan_work, cxl_bus_rescan_queue);
+
+	queue_work(cxl_bus_wq, &rescan_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_bus_rescan, CXL);
 
+void cxl_bus_drain(void)
+{
+	drain_workqueue(cxl_bus_wq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_bus_drain, CXL);
+
 bool schedule_cxl_memdev_detach(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd)
 {
 	return queue_work(cxl_bus_wq, &cxlmd->detach_work);
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
index 7750ccb7652d..827fa94cddda 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -564,7 +564,8 @@ struct cxl_port *devm_cxl_add_port(struct device *host, struct device *uport,
 				   struct cxl_dport *parent_dport);
 struct cxl_port *find_cxl_root(struct device *dev);
 int devm_cxl_enumerate_ports(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd);
-int cxl_bus_rescan(void);
+void cxl_bus_rescan(void);
+void cxl_bus_drain(void);
 struct cxl_port *cxl_mem_find_port(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
 				   struct cxl_dport **dport);
 bool schedule_cxl_memdev_detach(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd);