diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-dsps.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-dsps.c
index 61210c1..4e5f2ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-dsps.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-dsps.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 	drv->fw_ramdump_segments[2].size = 0x4000;
 	drv->fw_ramdump_segments[3].address = 0x8fe00000;
 	drv->fw_ramdump_segments[3].size = 0x100000;
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("dsps");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("dsps", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ramdump;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 
 	drv->smem_ramdump_segments[0].address = PHYS_OFFSET - SZ_2M;
 	drv->smem_ramdump_segments[0].size =  SZ_2M;
-	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-dsps");
+	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-dsps", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->smem_ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_smem_ramdump;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-gss.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-gss.c
index 55036ad..f4ad7c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-gss.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-gss.c
@@ -573,13 +573,13 @@
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_misc;
 
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("gss");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("gss", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ramdump;
 	}
 
-	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-gss");
+	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-gss", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->smem_ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_smem;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-modem.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-modem.c
index dfd3c2d..94f545e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-modem.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-modem.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 		goto err_subsys;
 	}
 
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ramdump;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v3.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v3.c
index f238416..81808ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v3.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v3.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
 
 	INIT_WORK(&drv->fatal_wrk, q6_fatal_fn);
 
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("lpass");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("lpass", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ramdump;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-lpass.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-lpass.c
index 379e3c8..50a1875 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-lpass.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-lpass.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 
 	INIT_WORK(&drv->work, lpass_fatal_fn);
 
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("lpass");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("lpass", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ramdump;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-mss.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-mss.c
index f711613..fc29952 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-mss.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v4-mss.c
@@ -435,19 +435,19 @@
 	drv->subsys_desc.ramdump = modem_ramdump;
 	drv->subsys_desc.crash_shutdown = modem_crash_shutdown;
 
-	drv->fw_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem_fw");
+	drv->fw_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem_fw", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->fw_ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_fw_ramdump;
 	}
 
-	drv->sw_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem_sw");
+	drv->sw_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem_sw", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->sw_ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_sw_ramdump;
 	}
 
-	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-modem");
+	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-modem", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->smem_ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_smem_ramdump;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-lpass.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-lpass.c
index 5ecd48d..bf20681 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-lpass.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-lpass.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 
 	INIT_WORK(&drv->work, adsp_fatal_fn);
 
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("adsp");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("adsp", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ramdump;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-mss.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-mss.c
index c36cb66..a50a4ce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-mss.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-q6v5-mss.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
 	drv->subsys_desc.start = mss_start;
 	drv->subsys_desc.stop = mss_stop;
 
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("modem", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		pr_err("%s: Unable to create a modem ramdump device.\n",
 			__func__);
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 		goto err_ramdump;
 	}
 
-	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-modem");
+	drv->smem_ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("smem-modem", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->smem_ramdump_dev) {
 		pr_err("%s: Unable to create an smem ramdump device.\n",
 			__func__);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-riva.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-riva.c
index 974aa10..c93b285 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-riva.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pil-riva.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&drv->cancel_work, riva_post_bootup);
 
-	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("riva");
+	drv->ramdump_dev = create_ramdump_device("riva", &pdev->dev);
 	if (!drv->ramdump_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_ramdump;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.c
index 21e81dd..e33ec48 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 	.poll = ramdump_poll
 };
 
-void *create_ramdump_device(const char *dev_name)
+void *create_ramdump_device(const char *dev_name, struct device *parent)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct ramdump_device *rd_dev;
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
 	rd_dev->device.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
 	rd_dev->device.name = rd_dev->name;
 	rd_dev->device.fops = &ramdump_file_ops;
+	rd_dev->device.parent = parent;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rd_dev->dump_wait_q);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.h b/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.h
index 9006010..3e5bfaf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/ramdump.h
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 #ifndef _RAMDUMP_HEADER
 #define _RAMDUMP_HEADER
 
+struct device;
+
 struct ramdump_segment {
 	unsigned long address;
 	unsigned long size;
 };
 
-void *create_ramdump_device(const char *dev_name);
+void *create_ramdump_device(const char *dev_name, struct device *parent);
 void destroy_ramdump_device(void *dev);
 int do_ramdump(void *handle, struct ramdump_segment *segments,
 		int nsegments);