diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
index 3f10f9599f2c..1899d172590b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static int mpc8xxx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	gc = &mpc8xxx_gc->gc;
+	gc->parent = &pdev->dev;
 
 	if (of_property_read_bool(np, "little-endian")) {
 		ret = bgpio_init(gc, &pdev->dev, 4,