diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
index 917fd84c1c6f247d23a897339717cc00933b827c..367ff5412a3879af33760b1cad04c150b6fa5d4b 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static struct mdev_type *add_mdev_supported_type(struct mdev_parent *parent,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	type->kobj.kset = parent->mdev_types_kset;
+	type->parent = parent;
 
 	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&type->kobj, &mdev_type_ktype, NULL,
 				   "%s-%s", dev_driver_string(parent->dev),
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@ static struct mdev_type *add_mdev_supported_type(struct mdev_parent *parent,
 	}
 
 	type->group = group;
-	type->parent = parent;
 	return type;
 
 attrs_failed: