diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h
index bad4c3df70d8d8899b70b2a71068c81bb638c865..28e2d1a78433b6d57c94e40b4050bb8ab521717c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 #include <plat/omap_hwmod.h>
 
+extern struct device omap_device_parent;
+
 /* omap_device._state values */
 #define OMAP_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN	0
 #define OMAP_DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED	1
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
index 7f05f4911862b8d7d702562bea5ce4b12829d4f6..8215b1bf40f81522a641b68d07e3b5ea7568375c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ int omap_device_register(struct omap_device *od)
 {
 	pr_debug("omap_device: %s: registering\n", od->pdev.name);
 
+	od->pdev.dev.parent = &omap_device_parent;
 	return platform_device_register(&od->pdev);
 }
 
@@ -737,3 +738,14 @@ int omap_device_enable_clocks(struct omap_device *od)
 	/* XXX pass along return value here? */
 	return 0;
 }
+
+struct device omap_device_parent = {
+	.init_name	= "omap",
+	.parent         = &platform_bus,
+};
+
+static int __init omap_device_init(void)
+{
+	return device_register(&omap_device_parent);
+}
+core_initcall(omap_device_init);