diff --git a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
index 8a35029caca0..0dcfbfba9d35 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/capi/capi.c
@@ -1552,7 +1552,8 @@ static int __init capi_init(void)
 		return PTR_ERR(capi_class);
 	}
 
-	device_create(capi_class, NULL, MKDEV(capi_major, 0), "capi");
+	device_create_drvdata(capi_class, NULL, MKDEV(capi_major, 0), NULL,
+			      "capi");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISDN_CAPI_MIDDLEWARE
 	if (capinc_tty_init() < 0) {