diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 50bf4b2080d5f8176f69c3c474f7d4c570f18bfa..6dd24a1ca10d191ee26857a1b7d34c7fa5ca9a9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -1823,6 +1823,7 @@ static int lan78xx_mdio_init(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 	dev->mdiobus->read = lan78xx_mdiobus_read;
 	dev->mdiobus->write = lan78xx_mdiobus_write;
 	dev->mdiobus->name = "lan78xx-mdiobus";
+	dev->mdiobus->parent = &dev->udev->dev;
 
 	snprintf(dev->mdiobus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "usb-%03d:%03d",
 		 dev->udev->bus->busnum, dev->udev->devnum);