diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index e6ecda27a8bc..606d5e61c575 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -1545,6 +1545,7 @@ struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
 	dev->priv = (char *)iio_dev_opaque +
 		ALIGN(sizeof(struct iio_dev_opaque), IIO_ALIGN);
 
+	dev->dev.parent = parent;
 	dev->dev.groups = dev->groups;
 	dev->dev.type = &iio_device_type;
 	dev->dev.bus = &iio_bus_type;