diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index e208a60c048a..e7132770a3bf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dvbdev_register_lock);
 
-	clsdev = device_create(dvb_class, adap->device,
+	clsdev = device_create_drvdata(dvb_class, adap->device,
 			       MKDEV(DVB_MAJOR, nums2minor(adap->num, type, id)),
-			       "dvb%d.%s%d", adap->num, dnames[type], id);
+			       NULL, "dvb%d.%s%d", adap->num, dnames[type], id);
 	if (IS_ERR(clsdev)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to create device dvb%d.%s%d (%ld)\n",
 		       __func__, adap->num, dnames[type], id, PTR_ERR(clsdev));