diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index 8b2582aeaab6..3c01a16bbb77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void drm_ut_debug_printk(const char *function_name, const char *format, ...)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_ut_debug_printk);
 
-struct drm_master *drm_master_create(struct drm_minor *minor)
+struct drm_master *drm_master_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_master *master;
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct drm_master *drm_master_create(struct drm_minor *minor)
 	spin_lock_init(&master->lock.spinlock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&master->lock.lock_queue);
 	idr_init(&master->magic_map);
-	master->minor = minor;
+	master->dev = dev;
 
 	return master;
 }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_master_get);
 static void drm_master_destroy(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct drm_master *master = container_of(kref, struct drm_master, refcount);
-	struct drm_device *dev = master->minor->dev;
+	struct drm_device *dev = master->dev;
 
 	if (dev->driver->master_destroy)
 		dev->driver->master_destroy(dev, master);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
index 2fd4f42b907a..bfbf1381f55d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int drm_new_set_master(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *fpriv)
 	lockdep_assert_held_once(&dev->master_mutex);
 
 	/* create a new master */
-	fpriv->minor->master = drm_master_create(fpriv->minor);
+	fpriv->minor->master = drm_master_create(fpriv->minor->dev);
 	if (!fpriv->minor->master)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
index 56a9b1cf99d7..f5c1d17fa51f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int drm_setmaster_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int drm_dropmaster_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			 struct drm_file *file_priv);
-struct drm_master *drm_master_create(struct drm_minor *minor);
+struct drm_master *drm_master_create(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 /* drm_debugfs.c */
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index 04310cb08111..6067fefc1ec9 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -379,16 +379,19 @@ struct drm_lock_data {
  * struct drm_master - drm master structure
  *
  * @refcount: Refcount for this master object.
- * @minor: Link back to minor char device we are master for. Immutable.
+ * @dev: Link back to the DRM device
  * @unique: Unique identifier: e.g. busid. Protected by drm_global_mutex.
  * @unique_len: Length of unique field. Protected by drm_global_mutex.
  * @magic_map: Map of used authentication tokens. Protected by struct_mutex.
  * @lock: DRI lock information.
  * @driver_priv: Pointer to driver-private information.
+ *
+ * Note that master structures are only relevant for the legacy/primary device
+ * nodes, hence there can only be one per device, not one per drm_minor.
  */
 struct drm_master {
 	struct kref refcount;
-	struct drm_minor *minor;
+	struct drm_device *dev;
 	char *unique;
 	int unique_len;
 	struct idr magic_map;