diff --git a/boot/bootdev-uclass.c b/boot/bootdev-uclass.c
index 15a8a3555c6..807f8dfb064 100644
--- a/boot/bootdev-uclass.c
+++ b/boot/bootdev-uclass.c
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ int bootdev_next_prio(struct bootflow_iter *iter, struct udevice **devp)
 	*devp = NULL;
 	log_debug("next prio %d: dev=%p/%s\n", iter->cur_prio, dev,
 		  dev ? dev->name : "none");
+	found = false;
 	do {
 		/*
 		 * Don't probe devices here since they may not be of the
@@ -682,13 +683,13 @@ int bootdev_next_prio(struct bootflow_iter *iter, struct udevice **devp)
 			}
 		} else {
 			ret = device_probe(dev);
-			if (ret) {
+			if (ret)
 				log_debug("Device '%s' failed to probe\n",
 					  dev->name);
-				dev = NULL;
-			}
+			else
+				found = true;
 		}
-	} while (!dev);
+	} while (!found);
 
 	*devp = dev;