diff --git a/test/dm/test-dm.c b/test/dm/test-dm.c
index 4cb0da13b7..c2e1a1b920 100644
--- a/test/dm/test-dm.c
+++ b/test/dm/test-dm.c
@@ -43,21 +43,6 @@ static int dm_test_init(struct unit_test_state *uts, bool of_live)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Ensure all the test devices are probed */
-static int do_autoprobe(struct unit_test_state *uts)
-{
-	struct udevice *dev;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Scanning the uclass is enough to probe all the devices */
-	for (ret = uclass_first_device(UCLASS_TEST, &dev);
-	     dev;
-	     ret = uclass_next_device(&dev))
-		;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int dm_test_destroy(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 {
 	int id;
@@ -91,8 +76,6 @@ static int dm_do_test(struct unit_test_state *uts, struct unit_test *test,
 	uts->start = mallinfo();
 	if (test->flags & UT_TESTF_SCAN_PDATA)
 		ut_assertok(dm_scan_plat(false));
-	if (test->flags & UT_TESTF_PROBE_TEST)
-		ut_assertok(do_autoprobe(uts));
 
 	ut_assertok(test_pre_run(uts, test));
 
diff --git a/test/test-main.c b/test/test-main.c
index a971fe0e9c..bd2f08a2b4 100644
--- a/test/test-main.c
+++ b/test/test-main.c
@@ -13,12 +13,30 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+/* Ensure all the test devices are probed */
+static int do_autoprobe(struct unit_test_state *uts)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Scanning the uclass is enough to probe all the devices */
+	for (ret = uclass_first_device(UCLASS_TEST, &dev);
+	     dev;
+	     ret = uclass_next_device(&dev))
+		;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int test_pre_run(struct unit_test_state *uts, struct unit_test *test)
 {
 	/* DM tests have already done this */
 	if (!(test->flags & UT_TESTF_DM))
 		uts->start = mallinfo();
 
+	if (test->flags & UT_TESTF_PROBE_TEST)
+		ut_assertok(do_autoprobe(uts));
+
 	if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_PLATDATA) &&
 	    (test->flags & UT_TESTF_SCAN_FDT))
 		ut_assertok(dm_extended_scan(false));