diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
index 593f7ca9adc7..06cc1ff088f1 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-mux.c
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ struct i2c_mux_priv {
 	struct i2c_algorithm algo;
 
 	struct i2c_adapter *parent;
-	void *mux_priv;	/* the mux chip/device */
-	u32  chan_id;	/* the channel id */
+	struct device *mux_dev;
+	void *mux_priv;
+	u32 chan_id;
 
 	int (*select)(struct i2c_adapter *, void *mux_priv, u32 chan_id);
 	int (*deselect)(struct i2c_adapter *, void *mux_priv, u32 chan_id);
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ struct i2c_adapter *i2c_add_mux_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *parent,
 
 	/* Set up private adapter data */
 	priv->parent = parent;
+	priv->mux_dev = mux_dev;
 	priv->mux_priv = mux_priv;
 	priv->chan_id = chan_id;
 	priv->select = select;
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ void i2c_del_mux_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 	char symlink_name[20];
 
 	snprintf(symlink_name, sizeof(symlink_name), "channel-%u", priv->chan_id);
-	sysfs_remove_link(&adap->dev.parent->kobj, symlink_name);
+	sysfs_remove_link(&priv->mux_dev->kobj, symlink_name);
 
 	sysfs_remove_link(&priv->adap.dev.kobj, "mux_device");
 	i2c_del_adapter(adap);