diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
index a107fec4457a..b2d75de144c6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
@@ -787,8 +787,8 @@ vmlogrdr_register_device(struct vmlogrdr_priv_t *priv) {
 		return ret;
 	}
 	priv->class_device = class_device_create(
-				NULL,
 				vmlogrdr_class,
+				NULL,
 				MKDEV(vmlogrdr_major, priv->minor_num),
 				dev,
 				"%s", dev->bus_id );