diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c
index 70cce63a6081..696037d5ac3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/seeq/sgiseeq.c
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ static int sgiseeq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 	sp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	/* Make private data page aligned */