diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 2f645df..016c418 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t open_wait;
 	void *private_data;
 	void (*private_free) (struct snd_pcm *pcm);
+	struct device *dev; /* actual hw device this belongs to */
 #if defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS) || defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_MODULE)
 	struct snd_pcm_oss oss;
 #endif