diff --git a/drivers/net/macsonic.c b/drivers/net/macsonic.c
index 8f492c7..61eabca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsonic.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@
 	lp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	lp->device = &pdev->dev;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
 	/* This will catch fatal stuff like -ENOMEM as well as success */
 	err = mac_onboard_sonic_probe(dev);