return 0;
 }
 
+static void fw_device_update(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct fw_device *device =
+               container_of(work, struct fw_device, work.work);
+
+       device_for_each_child(&device->device, NULL, update_unit);
+}
+
 void fw_node_event(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_node *node, int event)
 {
        struct fw_device *device;
                device = node->data;
                device->node_id = node->node_id;
                device->generation = card->generation;
-               device_for_each_child(&device->device, NULL, update_unit);
+               if (atomic_read(&device->state) == FW_DEVICE_RUNNING) {
+                       PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(&device->work, fw_device_update);
+                       schedule_delayed_work(&device->work, 0);
+               }
                break;
 
        case FW_NODE_DESTROYED:
                 * to create the device. */
                device = node->data;
                if (atomic_xchg(&device->state,
-                        FW_DEVICE_SHUTDOWN) == FW_DEVICE_RUNNING) {
-                       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&device->work, fw_device_shutdown);
+                               FW_DEVICE_SHUTDOWN) == FW_DEVICE_RUNNING) {
+                       PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(&device->work, fw_device_shutdown);
                        schedule_delayed_work(&device->work, 0);
                }
                break;