diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-of.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-of.c
index 97a27a803f58..6feb812fce37 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-of.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid-of.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static int i2c_hid_of_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!ihid_of)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ihid_of->client = client;
 	ihid_of->ops.power_up = i2c_hid_of_power_up;
 	ihid_of->ops.power_down = i2c_hid_of_power_down;