diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_jtaguart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_jtaguart.c
index 192d0435bb868..0fefdd8931a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/altera_jtaguart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/altera_jtaguart.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ static int altera_jtaguart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	port->iotype = SERIAL_IO_MEM;
 	port->ops = &altera_jtaguart_ops;
 	port->flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
+	port->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	uart_add_one_port(&altera_jtaguart_driver, port);