1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
index db8c191b1201..9601bfe309ac 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -216,8 +216,10 @@ static const struct class_device_attribute bl_class_device_attributes[] = {
  * Creates and registers new backlight class_device. Returns either an
  * ERR_PTR() or a pointer to the newly allocated device.
  */
-struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name, void *devdata,
-                                                   struct backlight_properties *bp)
+struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name,
+        struct device *dev,
+        void *devdata,
+        struct backlight_properties *bp)
 {
         int i, rc;
         struct backlight_device *new_bd;
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ struct backlight_device *backlight_device_register(const char *name, void *devda
         new_bd->props = bp;
         memset(&new_bd->class_dev, 0, sizeof(new_bd->class_dev));
         new_bd->class_dev.class = &backlight_class;
+        new_bd->class_dev.dev = dev;
         strlcpy(new_bd->class_dev.class_id, name, KOBJ_NAME_LEN);
         class_set_devdata(&new_bd->class_dev, devdata);