diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c b/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c
index 32221efd9ca979d9518d2e130d2e4ebe3cba777c..c571d6dd8f61f626bdaeb6405de5a3f8aa7a30a6 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void parport_attach(struct parport *port)
 	}
 
 	device->pardev = parport_register_device(port, KBUILD_MODNAME,
-			NULL, NULL, parport_irq, 0, device);
+			NULL, NULL, parport_irq, PARPORT_FLAG_EXCL, device);
 	if (!device->pardev) {
 		pr_err("couldn't register with %s\n", port->name);
 		goto err_free;
diff --git a/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c b/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c
index 5c32f8dacf56d5fa265a8edbcd0e50d829bcb0a7..b93af3ebb5baa1ece794b9054ca0fbf84563f20e 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/generators/pps_gen_parport.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void parport_attach(struct parport *port)
 	}
 
 	device.pardev = parport_register_device(port, KBUILD_MODNAME,
-			NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, &device);
+			NULL, NULL, NULL, PARPORT_FLAG_EXCL, &device);
 	if (!device.pardev) {
 		pr_err("couldn't register with %s\n", port->name);
 		return;