diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
index 938e22d14e111e750c70e5c3f289594ccba97376..dc3c5ed73ecd5b2697a4c2068c485520aa913642 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/switchx2.c
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sx_port_create(struct mlxsw_sx *mlxsw_sx, u8 local_port)
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct mlxsw_sx_port));
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, mlxsw_sx->bus_info->dev);
 	mlxsw_sx_port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	mlxsw_sx_port->dev = dev;
 	mlxsw_sx_port->mlxsw_sx = mlxsw_sx;