diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
index 799c34bcb26f..a6d9434addf6 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-dev.c
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ void rtc_dev_prepare(struct rtc_device *rtc)
 
 	cdev_init(&rtc->char_dev, &rtc_dev_fops);
 	rtc->char_dev.owner = rtc->owner;
+	rtc->char_dev.kobj.parent = &rtc->dev.kobj;
 }
 
 void rtc_dev_add_device(struct rtc_device *rtc)