diff --git a/drivers/char/ppdev.c b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
index f6e6aca..7af7a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ppdev.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ppdev.c
@@ -752,8 +752,9 @@
 
 static void pp_attach(struct parport *port)
 {
-	device_create(ppdev_class, port->dev, MKDEV(PP_MAJOR, port->number),
-			"parport%d", port->number);
+	device_create_drvdata(ppdev_class, port->dev,
+			      MKDEV(PP_MAJOR, port->number),
+			      NULL, "parport%d", port->number);
 }
 
 static void pp_detach(struct parport *port)