diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
index 4d3268f12e..f6d7692a3c 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
@@ -2158,8 +2158,8 @@ virNodeDeviceObjListExport(virConnectPtr conn,
         if ((!filter || filter(conn, devobj->def)) &&
             virNodeDeviceMatch(devobj, flags)) {
             if (devices) {
-                if (!(device = virGetNodeDevice(conn,
-                                                devobj->def->name))) {
+                if (!(device = virGetNodeDevice(conn, devobj->def->name)) ||
+                    VIR_STRDUP(device->parent, devobj->def->parent) < 0) {
                     virNodeDeviceObjUnlock(devobj);
                     goto cleanup;
                 }
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
index 5238e231de..4900e32227 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
@@ -261,7 +261,10 @@ nodeDeviceLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
     if (virNodeDeviceLookupByNameEnsureACL(conn, obj->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    ret = virGetNodeDevice(conn, name);
+    if ((ret = virGetNodeDevice(conn, name))) {
+        if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->parent, obj->def->parent) < 0)
+            virObjectUnref(ret);
+    }
 
  cleanup:
     if (obj)
@@ -302,7 +305,10 @@ nodeDeviceLookupSCSIHostByWWN(virConnectPtr conn,
                         if (virNodeDeviceLookupSCSIHostByWWNEnsureACL(conn, obj->def) < 0)
                             goto out;
 
-                        dev = virGetNodeDevice(conn, obj->def->name);
+                        if ((dev = virGetNodeDevice(conn, obj->def->name))) {
+                            if (VIR_STRDUP(dev->parent, obj->def->parent) < 0)
+                                virObjectUnref(dev);
+                        }
                         virNodeDeviceObjUnlock(obj);
                         goto out;
                     }
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 68202983a1..2f687e0e13 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -5450,7 +5450,10 @@ testNodeDeviceLookupByName(virConnectPtr conn, const char *name)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    ret = virGetNodeDevice(conn, name);
+    if ((ret = virGetNodeDevice(conn, name))) {
+        if (VIR_STRDUP(ret->parent, obj->def->parent) < 0)
+            virObjectUnref(ret);
+    }
 
  cleanup:
     if (obj)
@@ -5648,6 +5651,7 @@ testNodeDeviceCreateXML(virConnectPtr conn,
                                            0);
 
     dev = virGetNodeDevice(conn, def->name);
+    ignore_value(VIR_STRDUP(dev->parent, def->parent));
     def = NULL;
  cleanup:
     testDriverUnlock(driver);