diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c
index 84fecce078f6c5b75fe33fb60b6eae502ebd0e3e..149a3b4aaeccf08bfb78b84682635833a35d5b0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/sa1100_ir.c
@@ -919,6 +919,8 @@ static int sa1100_irda_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!dev)
 		goto err_mem_4;
 
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
+
 	si = netdev_priv(dev);
 	si->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	si->pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;