diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/driver.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/driver.py
index 51d0c9fe33..030e3b162b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/driver.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/driver.py
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ class Driver(GDALBase):
         """
         Attempts to register all the data source drivers.
         """
-        # Only register all if the driver count is 0 (or else all drivers
+        # Only register all if the driver counts are 0 (or else all drivers
         # will be registered over and over again)
-        if not cls.driver_count():
+        if not vcapi.get_driver_count():
             vcapi.register_all()
+        if not rcapi.get_driver_count():
             rcapi.register_all()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_driver.py b/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_driver.py
index 1efefcf131..74d6019db6 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_driver.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/gdal_tests/test_driver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
+from django.test import mock
 
 if HAS_GDAL:
     from django.contrib.gis.gdal import Driver, GDALException
@@ -48,3 +49,32 @@ class DriverTest(unittest.TestCase):
         for alias, full_name in aliases.items():
             dr = Driver(alias)
             self.assertEqual(full_name, str(dr))
+
+    @mock.patch('django.contrib.gis.gdal.driver.vcapi.get_driver_count')
+    @mock.patch('django.contrib.gis.gdal.driver.rcapi.get_driver_count')
+    @mock.patch('django.contrib.gis.gdal.driver.vcapi.register_all')
+    @mock.patch('django.contrib.gis.gdal.driver.rcapi.register_all')
+    def test_registered(self, rreg, vreg, rcount, vcount):
+        """
+        Prototypes are registered only if their respective driver counts are
+        zero.
+        """
+        def check(rcount_val, vcount_val):
+            vreg.reset_mock()
+            rreg.reset_mock()
+            rcount.return_value = rcount_val
+            vcount.return_value = vcount_val
+            Driver.ensure_registered()
+            if rcount_val:
+                self.assertFalse(rreg.called)
+            else:
+                rreg.assert_called_once_with()
+            if vcount_val:
+                self.assertFalse(vreg.called)
+            else:
+                vreg.assert_called_once_with()
+
+        check(0, 0)
+        check(120, 0)
+        check(0, 120)
+        check(120, 120)