diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
index 736db9d9b0ad..81021f87e4f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/mac.c
@@ -622,6 +622,9 @@ static struct platform_device *dpaa_eth_add_device(int fman_id,
 		goto no_mem;
 	}
 
+	pdev->dev.of_node = node;
+	pdev->dev.parent = priv->dev;
+
 	ret = platform_device_add_data(pdev, &data, sizeof(data));
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;