diff --git a/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c b/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c
index fb434b5..5d363be 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/usbvideo/usbvideo.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,11 @@
 		info("%s: iface=%d. endpoint=$%02x paletteBits=$%08lx",
 		     __FUNCTION__, uvd->iface, uvd->video_endp, uvd->paletteBits);
 	}
+	if (uvd->dev == NULL) {
+		err("%s: uvd->dev == NULL", __FUNCTION__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	uvd->vdev.dev=&(uvd->dev->dev);
 	if (video_register_device(&uvd->vdev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, video_nr) == -1) {
 		err("%s: video_register_device failed", __FUNCTION__);
 		return -EPIPE;
@@ -1041,10 +1046,6 @@
 	if (uvd->debug > 1) {
 		info("%s: video_register_device() successful", __FUNCTION__);
 	}
-	if (uvd->dev == NULL) {
-		err("%s: uvd->dev == NULL", __FUNCTION__);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	info("%s on /dev/video%d: canvas=%s videosize=%s",
 	     (uvd->handle != NULL) ? uvd->handle->drvName : "???",