diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_pci.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_pci.c
index 7be393c96b1a..cf7c18947189 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_pci.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ static int c_can_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	dev->irq = pdev->irq;
 	priv->base = addr;
+	priv->device = &pdev->dev;
 
 	if (!c_can_pci_data->freq) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no clock frequency defined\n");