diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index 86727fa8858f..9d55c6383b23 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ static int i2cdev_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 		return PTR_ERR(i2c_dev);
 
 	/* register this i2c device with the driver core */
-	i2c_dev->dev = device_create(i2c_dev_class, &adap->dev,
-				     MKDEV(I2C_MAJOR, adap->nr),
-				     "i2c-%d", adap->nr);
+	i2c_dev->dev = device_create_drvdata(i2c_dev_class, &adap->dev,
+					     MKDEV(I2C_MAJOR, adap->nr),
+					     NULL, "i2c-%d", adap->nr);
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c_dev->dev)) {
 		res = PTR_ERR(i2c_dev->dev);
 		goto error;