diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 97b329e76798..99c22b42bada 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ int dma_async_device_register(struct dma_device *device)
 
 		chan->chan_id = chancnt++;
 		chan->dev.class = &dma_devclass;
-		chan->dev.parent = NULL;
+		chan->dev.parent = device->dev;
 		snprintf(chan->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "dma%dchan%d",
 		         device->dev_id, chan->chan_id);