diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/sa1100-flash.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/sa1100-flash.c
index 892ad6ac63f2..142fc3d79463 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/sa1100-flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/sa1100-flash.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static int sa1100_probe_subdev(struct sa_subdev_info *subdev, struct resource *r
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto err;
 	}
-	subdev->mtd->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "SA1100 flash: CFI device at 0x%08lx, %uMiB, %d-bit\n",
 		phys, (unsigned)(subdev->mtd->size >> 20),
@@ -234,6 +233,7 @@ static struct sa_info *sa1100_setup_mtd(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		if (info->mtd == NULL)
 			ret = -ENXIO;
 	}
+	info->mtd->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 
 	if (ret == 0)
 		return info;