diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
index e8487347e4d..2c2428cc05d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
@@ -762,10 +762,10 @@ static int vmlogrdr_register_device(struct vmlogrdr_priv_t *priv)
 		device_unregister(dev);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	priv->class_device = device_create(vmlogrdr_class, dev,
-					   MKDEV(vmlogrdr_major,
-						 priv->minor_num),
-					   "%s", dev->bus_id);
+	priv->class_device = device_create_drvdata(vmlogrdr_class, dev,
+						   MKDEV(vmlogrdr_major,
+							 priv->minor_num),
+						   priv, "%s", dev->bus_id);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->class_device)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->class_device);
 		priv->class_device=NULL;
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ static int vmlogrdr_register_device(struct vmlogrdr_priv_t *priv)
 		device_unregister(dev);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	dev->driver_data = priv;
 	priv->device = dev;
 	return 0;
 }