diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
index ce70b5288472..c70983780ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static acpi_status i2c_acpi_add_device(acpi_handle handle, u32 level,
 void i2c_acpi_register_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
+	acpi_handle handle;
 
 	if (!has_acpi_companion(&adap->dev))
 		return;
@@ -274,6 +275,15 @@ void i2c_acpi_register_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 				     adap, NULL);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
 		dev_warn(&adap->dev, "failed to enumerate I2C slaves\n");
+
+	if (!adap->dev.parent)
+		return;
+
+	handle = ACPI_HANDLE(adap->dev.parent);
+	if (!handle)
+		return;
+
+	acpi_walk_dep_device_list(handle);
 }
 
 const struct acpi_device_id *
@@ -737,7 +747,6 @@ int i2c_acpi_install_space_handler(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	acpi_walk_dep_device_list(handle);
 	return 0;
 }