diff --git a/sound/usb/card.c b/sound/usb/card.c
index 951134238669..fd6fd1726ea0 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.c
+++ b/sound/usb/card.c
@@ -680,6 +680,13 @@ static int usb_audio_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			goto __error;
 	}
 
+	if (chip->need_delayed_register) {
+		dev_info(&dev->dev,
+			 "Found post-registration device assignment: %08x:%02x\n",
+			 chip->usb_id, ifnum);
+		chip->need_delayed_register = false; /* clear again */
+	}
+
 	/* we are allowed to call snd_card_register() many times, but first
 	 * check to see if a device needs to skip it or do anything special
 	 */
diff --git a/sound/usb/stream.c b/sound/usb/stream.c
index afd5aa574611..15296f2c902c 100644
--- a/sound/usb/stream.c
+++ b/sound/usb/stream.c
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ static int __snd_usb_add_audio_stream(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 		subs = &as->substream[stream];
 		if (subs->ep_num)
 			continue;
+		if (snd_device_get_state(chip->card, as->pcm) !=
+		    SNDRV_DEV_BUILD)
+			chip->need_delayed_register = true;
 		err = snd_pcm_new_stream(as->pcm, stream, 1);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
diff --git a/sound/usb/usbaudio.h b/sound/usb/usbaudio.h
index 6fe3ab582ec6..1c892c7f14d7 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usbaudio.h
+++ b/sound/usb/usbaudio.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct snd_usb_audio {
 	unsigned int txfr_quirk:1; /* Subframe boundaries on transfers */
 	unsigned int tx_length_quirk:1; /* Put length specifier in transfers */
 	unsigned int setup_fmt_after_resume_quirk:1; /* setup the format to interface after resume */
+	unsigned int need_delayed_register:1; /* warn for delayed registration */
 	int num_interfaces;
 	int num_suspended_intf;
 	int sample_rate_read_error;