diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
index 3fd6e66..a3a5456 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "w1_netlink.h"
 #include "w1_int.h"
 
-static u32 w1_ids = 1;
 static int w1_search_count = -1; /* Default is continual scan */
 module_param_named(search_count, w1_search_count, int, 0);
 
@@ -102,9 +101,10 @@
 
 int w1_add_master_device(struct w1_bus_master *master)
 {
-	struct w1_master *dev;
+	struct w1_master *dev, *entry;
 	int retval = 0;
 	struct w1_netlink_msg msg;
+	int id, found;
 
         /* validate minimum functionality */
         if (!(master->touch_bit && master->reset_bus) &&
@@ -126,13 +126,33 @@
 		master->set_pullup = NULL;
 	}
 
-	dev = w1_alloc_dev(w1_ids++, w1_max_slave_count, w1_max_slave_ttl, &w1_master_driver, &w1_master_device);
-	if (!dev)
+	/* Lock until the device is added (or not) to w1_masters. */
+	mutex_lock(&w1_mlock);
+	/* Search for the first available id (starting at 1). */
+	id = 0;
+	do {
+		++id;
+		found = 0;
+		list_for_each_entry(entry, &w1_masters, w1_master_entry) {
+			if (entry->id == id) {
+				found = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	} while (found);
+
+	dev = w1_alloc_dev(id, w1_max_slave_count, w1_max_slave_ttl,
+		&w1_master_driver, &w1_master_device);
+	if (!dev) {
+		mutex_unlock(&w1_mlock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	retval =  w1_create_master_attributes(dev);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval) {
+		mutex_unlock(&w1_mlock);
 		goto err_out_free_dev;
+	}
 
 	memcpy(dev->bus_master, master, sizeof(struct w1_bus_master));
 
@@ -144,10 +164,10 @@
 		dev_err(&dev->dev,
 			 "Failed to create new kernel thread. err=%d\n",
 			 retval);
+		mutex_unlock(&w1_mlock);
 		goto err_out_rm_attr;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&w1_mlock);
 	list_add(&dev->w1_master_entry, &w1_masters);
 	mutex_unlock(&w1_mlock);