diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
index 9648c69ea1a2062b9297d8fd8c6701d88a08c3e4..10b3e0d57c4acbdcda2555c10fcca6f2947c3477 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ static int max30100_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = max30100_scan_masks;
 	indio_dev->modes = (INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE | INDIO_DIRECT_MODE);
 	indio_dev->setup_ops = &max30100_buffer_setup_ops;
+	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	data->indio_dev = indio_dev;