diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c b/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c
index 35f4719b2c0e..a9b0ab38a68c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/mcf.c
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ static int mcf_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		port->mapbase = platp[i].mapbase;
 		port->membase = (platp[i].membase) ? platp[i].membase :
 			(unsigned char __iomem *) platp[i].mapbase;
+		port->dev = &pdev->dev;
 		port->iotype = SERIAL_IO_MEM;
 		port->irq = platp[i].irq;
 		port->uartclk = MCF_BUSCLK;