1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
index 97aff8db10bf..4be3b46c069b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
@@ -3586,7 +3586,8 @@ static int __init fb_console_init(void)
 
         acquire_console_sem();
         fb_register_client(&fbcon_event_notifier);
-        fbcon_device = device_create(fb_class, NULL, MKDEV(0, 0), "fbcon");
+        fbcon_device = device_create_drvdata(fb_class, NULL, MKDEV(0, 0),
+                                             NULL, "fbcon");
 
         if (IS_ERR(fbcon_device)) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "Unable to create device "