diff --git a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c
index 45f86737699a..fec6beab8c28 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/saa7146_i2c.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ int saa7146_i2c_adapter_prepare(struct saa7146_dev *dev, struct i2c_adapter *i2c
 	if( NULL != i2c_adapter ) {
 		BUG_ON(!i2c_adapter->class);
 		i2c_set_adapdata(i2c_adapter,dev);
+		i2c_adapter->dev.parent    = &dev->pci->dev;
 		i2c_adapter->algo	   = &saa7146_algo;
 		i2c_adapter->algo_data     = NULL;
 		i2c_adapter->id		   = I2C_HW_SAA7146;