diff --git a/drivers/misc/phantom.c b/drivers/misc/phantom.c
index 18616247009..4ce3bdc2f95 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/phantom.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/phantom.c
@@ -399,8 +399,9 @@ static int __devinit phantom_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_irq;
 	}
 
-	if (IS_ERR(device_create(phantom_class, &pdev->dev, MKDEV(phantom_major,
-			minor), "phantom%u", minor)))
+	if (IS_ERR(device_create_drvdata(phantom_class, &pdev->dev,
+					 MKDEV(phantom_major, minor),
+					 NULL, "phantom%u", minor)))
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't create device\n");
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, pht);