diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
index 7efb796c472c..50e8b63e5169 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/rtl2830.c
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ struct dvb_frontend *rtl2830_attach(const struct rtl2830_config *cfg,
 		sizeof(priv->tuner_i2c_adapter.name));
 	priv->tuner_i2c_adapter.algo = &rtl2830_tuner_i2c_algo;
 	priv->tuner_i2c_adapter.algo_data = NULL;
+	priv->tuner_i2c_adapter.dev.parent = &i2c->dev;
 	i2c_set_adapdata(&priv->tuner_i2c_adapter, priv);
 	if (i2c_add_adapter(&priv->tuner_i2c_adapter) < 0) {
 		dev_err(&i2c->dev,