diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
index 2be48f5eba361af18817c8124dcc6637d1cff419..3b77c10c16f53125ebe17d91d6ebcf17556690c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-rcar.c
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ static int gpio_rcar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	irq_chip = &p->irq_chip;
 	irq_chip->name = name;
+	irq_chip->parent_device = dev;
 	irq_chip->irq_mask = gpio_rcar_irq_disable;
 	irq_chip->irq_unmask = gpio_rcar_irq_enable;
 	irq_chip->irq_set_type = gpio_rcar_irq_set_type;