diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index f28f681192dd4e798289abd4a8a2f1636bf5f98c..490fadef938996798b03876973cfddf4cfdea52f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <soc/bcm2835/raspberrypi-firmware.h>
 
 #include "vchiq_core.h"
@@ -3479,6 +3480,28 @@ static const struct of_device_id vchiq_of_match[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, vchiq_of_match);
 
+static struct platform_device *
+vchiq_register_child(struct platform_device *pdev, const char *name)
+{
+	struct platform_device_info pdevinfo;
+	struct platform_device *child;
+
+	memset(&pdevinfo, 0, sizeof(pdevinfo));
+
+	pdevinfo.parent = &pdev->dev;
+	pdevinfo.name = name;
+	pdevinfo.id = PLATFORM_DEVID_NONE;
+	pdevinfo.dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
+
+	child = platform_device_register_full(&pdevinfo);
+	if (IS_ERR(child)) {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "%s not registered\n", name);
+		child = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return child;
+}
+
 static int vchiq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device_node *fw_node;
@@ -3529,9 +3552,7 @@ static int vchiq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		VCHIQ_VERSION, VCHIQ_VERSION_MIN,
 		MAJOR(vchiq_devid), MINOR(vchiq_devid));
 
-	bcm2835_camera = platform_device_register_data(&pdev->dev,
-						       "bcm2835-camera", -1,
-						       NULL, 0);
+	bcm2835_camera = vchiq_register_child(pdev, "bcm2835-camera");
 
 	return 0;