diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
index e648cc3bc96d33220527a7bd409034370ae72e4c..ab75ca5ac356b16862b0957f9a85d56dd5f650b4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa7134-input.c
@@ -713,6 +713,8 @@ int saa7134_input_init1(struct saa7134_dev *dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	ir->dev = input_dev;
+
 	/* init hardware-specific stuff */
 	ir->mask_keycode = mask_keycode;
 	ir->mask_keydown = mask_keydown;