diff --git a/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c b/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
index 3c197db42c9d..4e104f3de4b9 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/sysfb.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/simplefb.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/screen_info.h>
@@ -69,9 +70,23 @@ void sysfb_disable(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysfb_disable);
 
+static __init struct device *sysfb_parent_dev(const struct screen_info *si)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev;
+
+	pdev = screen_info_pci_dev(si);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdev))
+		return ERR_CAST(pdev);
+	else if (pdev)
+		return &pdev->dev;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static __init int sysfb_init(void)
 {
 	struct screen_info *si = &screen_info;
+	struct device *parent;
 	struct simplefb_platform_data mode;
 	const char *name;
 	bool compatible;
@@ -83,10 +98,12 @@ static __init int sysfb_init(void)
 
 	sysfb_apply_efi_quirks();
 
+	parent = sysfb_parent_dev(si);
+
 	/* try to create a simple-framebuffer device */
 	compatible = sysfb_parse_mode(si, &mode);
 	if (compatible) {
-		pd = sysfb_create_simplefb(si, &mode);
+		pd = sysfb_create_simplefb(si, &mode, parent);
 		if (!IS_ERR(pd))
 			goto unlock_mutex;
 	}
@@ -109,6 +126,8 @@ static __init int sysfb_init(void)
 		goto unlock_mutex;
 	}
 
+	pd->dev.parent = parent;
+
 	sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(pd);
 
 	ret = platform_device_add_data(pd, si, sizeof(*si));
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c b/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
index 74363ed7501f..75a186bf8f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/sysfb_simplefb.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ __init bool sysfb_parse_mode(const struct screen_info *si,
 }
 
 __init struct platform_device *sysfb_create_simplefb(const struct screen_info *si,
-						     const struct simplefb_platform_data *mode)
+						     const struct simplefb_platform_data *mode,
+						     struct device *parent)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pd;
 	struct resource res;
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ __init struct platform_device *sysfb_create_simplefb(const struct screen_info *s
 	if (!pd)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	pd->dev.parent = parent;
+
 	sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(pd);
 
 	ret = platform_device_add_resources(pd, &res, 1);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysfb.h b/include/linux/sysfb.h
index 19cb803dd5ec..c9cb657dad08 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfb.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfb.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ static inline void sysfb_set_efifb_fwnode(struct platform_device *pd)
 bool sysfb_parse_mode(const struct screen_info *si,
 		      struct simplefb_platform_data *mode);
 struct platform_device *sysfb_create_simplefb(const struct screen_info *si,
-					      const struct simplefb_platform_data *mode);
+					      const struct simplefb_platform_data *mode,
+					      struct device *parent);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLE */
 
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ static inline bool sysfb_parse_mode(const struct screen_info *si,
 }
 
 static inline struct platform_device *sysfb_create_simplefb(const struct screen_info *si,
-							    const struct simplefb_platform_data *mode)
+							    const struct simplefb_platform_data *mode,
+							    struct device *parent)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }