diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c
index b839b50ac26a..fa7ea4ca4c36 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/bcm2835-camera/bcm2835-camera.c
@@ -1900,6 +1900,7 @@ static int bcm2835_mmal_probe(struct vchiq_device *device)
 				__func__, ret);
 			goto free_dev;
 		}
+		dev->v4l2_dev.dev = &device->dev;
 
 		/* setup v4l controls */
 		ret = bcm2835_mmal_init_controls(dev, &dev->ctrl_handler);