diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
index 4df39112e38ec6052beb2165e0550594922174f6..bc51eb855bf11e82be6c96d89cb02fb5eff624f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ static int tegra_dc_init(struct host1x_client *client)
 	struct drm_plane *cursor = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	dc->syncpt = host1x_syncpt_request(dc->dev, flags);
+	dc->syncpt = host1x_syncpt_request(client, flags);
 	if (!dc->syncpt)
 		dev_warn(dc->dev, "failed to allocate syncpoint\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
index 6ea070da7718dbb68e4246544aa04b300a48002c..9a8ea93016a97bf03bb135fd4dfb6fa581054d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static int gr2d_init(struct host1x_client *client)
 	if (!gr2d->channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client->dev, flags);
+	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client, flags);
 	if (!client->syncpts[0]) {
 		host1x_channel_put(gr2d->channel);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c
index cee2ab645cde93eba7dbbcd4cf6b83af9f7fb132..28c4ef63065bd170f03645e7523843c03c9310b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int gr3d_init(struct host1x_client *client)
 	if (!gr3d->channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client->dev, flags);
+	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client, flags);
 	if (!client->syncpts[0]) {
 		host1x_channel_put(gr3d->channel);
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
index 2448229fa653b2b226fd6e9decb90f873dd10eed..52899fba15e627df9657a2c54255908d462e1743 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int vic_init(struct host1x_client *client)
 		goto detach_device;
 	}
 
-	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client->dev, 0);
+	client->syncpts[0] = host1x_syncpt_request(client, 0);
 	if (!client->syncpts[0]) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_channel;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
index 048ac9e344ce270c6958275f4b65809ffeb8445e..fcba94cbf4ed0128cc629ad620bd0dc825d6f0ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void host1x_syncpt_base_free(struct host1x_syncpt_base *base)
 }
 
 static struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_alloc(struct host1x *host,
-						 struct device *dev,
+						 struct host1x_client *client,
 						 unsigned long flags)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ static struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_alloc(struct host1x *host,
 	}
 
 	name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%02u-%s", sp->id,
-			dev ? dev_name(dev) : NULL);
+			 client ? dev_name(client->dev) : NULL);
 	if (!name)
 		goto free_base;
 
-	sp->dev = dev;
+	sp->client = client;
 	sp->name = name;
 
 	if (flags & HOST1X_SYNCPT_CLIENT_MANAGED)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int host1x_syncpt_init(struct host1x *host)
 
 /**
  * host1x_syncpt_request() - request a syncpoint
- * @dev: device requesting the syncpoint
+ * @client: client requesting the syncpoint
  * @flags: flags
  *
  * host1x client drivers can use this function to allocate a syncpoint for
@@ -427,12 +427,12 @@ int host1x_syncpt_init(struct host1x *host)
  * use by the client exclusively. When no longer using a syncpoint, a host1x
  * client driver needs to release it using host1x_syncpt_free().
  */
-struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_request(struct device *dev,
+struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_request(struct host1x_client *client,
 					    unsigned long flags)
 {
-	struct host1x *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
+	struct host1x *host = dev_get_drvdata(client->parent->parent);
 
-	return host1x_syncpt_alloc(host, dev, flags);
+	return host1x_syncpt_alloc(host, client, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(host1x_syncpt_request);
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void host1x_syncpt_free(struct host1x_syncpt *sp)
 	host1x_syncpt_base_free(sp->base);
 	kfree(sp->name);
 	sp->base = NULL;
-	sp->dev = NULL;
+	sp->client = NULL;
 	sp->name = NULL;
 	sp->client_managed = false;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h
index f719205105ac19192bd8b7881d17ab87810696eb..9d88d37c2397232cec563221c3fbc0244422e4ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/syncpt.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct host1x_syncpt {
 	const char *name;
 	bool client_managed;
 	struct host1x *host;
-	struct device *dev;
+	struct host1x_client *client;
 	struct host1x_syncpt_base *base;
 
 	/* interrupt data */
diff --git a/include/linux/host1x.h b/include/linux/host1x.h
index 630b1a98ab58a91ce0554fef3bf5228f460cd11d..ddf7f9ca86ccd6fe3702a14b78322bae7161fe83 100644
--- a/include/linux/host1x.h
+++ b/include/linux/host1x.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int host1x_syncpt_incr(struct host1x_syncpt *sp);
 u32 host1x_syncpt_incr_max(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, u32 incrs);
 int host1x_syncpt_wait(struct host1x_syncpt *sp, u32 thresh, long timeout,
 		       u32 *value);
-struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_request(struct device *dev,
+struct host1x_syncpt *host1x_syncpt_request(struct host1x_client *client,
 					    unsigned long flags);
 void host1x_syncpt_free(struct host1x_syncpt *sp);