diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
index d7a4833..01b8f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static u32 i2c_mux_functionality(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 }
 
 struct i2c_adapter *i2c_add_mux_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *parent,
+				struct device *parent_device,
 				void *mux_dev, u32 force_nr, u32 chan_id,
 				int (*select) (struct i2c_adapter *,
 					       void *, u32),
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ struct i2c_adapter *i2c_add_mux_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *parent,
 	priv->adap.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	priv->adap.algo = &priv->algo;
 	priv->adap.algo_data = priv;
-	priv->adap.dev.parent = &parent->dev;
+	priv->adap.dev.parent = parent_device;
 
 	if (force_nr) {
 		priv->adap.nr = force_nr;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/gpio-i2cmux.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/gpio-i2cmux.c
index 7b6ce62..c93046e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/gpio-i2cmux.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/gpio-i2cmux.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int __devinit gpiomux_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < pdata->n_values; i++) {
 		u32 nr = pdata->base_nr ? (pdata->base_nr + i) : 0;
 
-		mux->adap[i] = i2c_add_mux_adapter(parent, mux, nr, i,
+		mux->adap[i] = i2c_add_mux_adapter(parent, &pdev->dev, mux, nr, i,
 						   gpiomux_select, deselect);
 		if (!mux->adap[i]) {
 			ret = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c
index ed699c5..4867d43 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca9541.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int pca9541_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	force = 0;
 	if (pdata)
 		force = pdata->modes[0].adap_id;
-	data->mux_adap = i2c_add_mux_adapter(adap, client, force, 0,
+	data->mux_adap = i2c_add_mux_adapter(adap, &client->dev, client, force, 0,
 					     pca9541_select_chan,
 					     pca9541_release_chan);
 
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca954x.c b/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca954x.c
index 6f89536..5c6ecc7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca954x.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/muxes/pca954x.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int pca954x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		}
 
 		data->virt_adaps[num] =
-			i2c_add_mux_adapter(adap, client,
+			i2c_add_mux_adapter(adap, &client->dev, client,
 				force, num, pca954x_select_chan,
 				(pdata && pdata->modes[num].deselect_on_exit)
 					? pca954x_deselect_mux : NULL);
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c-mux.h b/include/linux/i2c-mux.h
index 34536ef..5c0e8d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c-mux.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c-mux.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * mux control.
  */
 struct i2c_adapter *i2c_add_mux_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *parent,
+				struct device *parent_device,
 				void *mux_dev, u32 force_nr, u32 chan_id,
 				int (*select) (struct i2c_adapter *,
 					       void *mux_dev, u32 chan_id),