diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio-driver.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio-driver.c
index 3222fa3c808..0f4a53bdaa3 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio-driver.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int rio_match_bus(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
       out:return 0;
 }
 
-static struct device rio_bus = {
+struct device rio_bus = {
 	.init_name = "rapidio",
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
index 8070e074c73..1123be8f4b1 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio-scan.c
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ static struct rio_dev __devinit *rio_setup_device(struct rio_net *net,
 	}
 
 	rdev->dev.bus = &rio_bus_type;
+	rdev->dev.parent = &rio_bus;
 
 	device_initialize(&rdev->dev);
 	rdev->dev.release = rio_release_dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/rio.h b/include/linux/rio.h
index bd6eb0ed34a..84c9f8c5fb2 100644
--- a/include/linux/rio.h
+++ b/include/linux/rio.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #define RIO_PW_MSG_SIZE		64
 
 extern struct bus_type rio_bus_type;
+extern struct device rio_bus;
 extern struct list_head rio_devices;	/* list of all devices */
 
 struct rio_mport;