diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
index df0ac38c4050..e0ddb9a52bd1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ int v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev)
 
 		video_set_drvdata(vdev, sd);
 		strscpy(vdev->name, sd->name, sizeof(vdev->name));
+		vdev->dev_parent = sd->dev;
 		vdev->v4l2_dev = v4l2_dev;
 		vdev->fops = &v4l2_subdev_fops;
 		vdev->release = v4l2_device_release_subdev_node;