diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 312127e..0db1ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@
 	/* register with global device tree */
 	dev_set_name(&hwif->gendev, hwif->name);
 	hwif->gendev.driver_data = hwif;
-	hwif->gendev.parent = hwif->dev;
+	if (hwif->gendev.parent == NULL)
+		hwif->gendev.parent = hwif->dev;
 	hwif->gendev.release = hwif_release_dev;
 
 	ret = device_register(&hwif->gendev);