diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c b/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
index 6be03f81ae5d..a7fd80677919 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm-cci.c
@@ -1409,6 +1409,7 @@ static int cci_pmu_init(struct cci_pmu *cci_pmu, struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	cci_pmu->pmu = (struct pmu) {
 		.module		= THIS_MODULE,
+		.parent		= &pdev->dev,
 		.name		= cci_pmu->model->name,
 		.task_ctx_nr	= perf_invalid_context,
 		.pmu_enable	= cci_pmu_enable,