diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
index a031cbcdf6ef..d72a3a5507b0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mpc8xxx.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ 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,