}
 
 static int ipu_bridge_connect_sensor(const struct ipu_sensor_config *cfg,
-                                    struct ipu_bridge *bridge,
-                                    struct device *dev)
+                                    struct ipu_bridge *bridge)
 {
        struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, *primary;
        struct ipu_sensor *sensor;
 
                if (bridge->n_sensors >= IPU_MAX_PORTS) {
                        acpi_dev_put(adev);
-                       dev_err(dev, "Exceeded available IPU ports\n");
+                       dev_err(bridge->dev, "Exceeded available IPU ports\n");
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
 
 
                ipu_bridge_instantiate_vcm_i2c_client(sensor);
 
-               dev_info(dev, "Found supported sensor %s\n",
+               dev_info(bridge->dev, "Found supported sensor %s\n",
                         acpi_dev_name(adev));
 
                bridge->n_sensors++;
        return ret;
 }
 
-static int ipu_bridge_connect_sensors(struct ipu_bridge *bridge,
-                                     struct device *dev)
+static int ipu_bridge_connect_sensors(struct ipu_bridge *bridge)
 {
        unsigned int i;
        int ret;
                const struct ipu_sensor_config *cfg =
                        &ipu_supported_sensors[i];
 
-               ret = ipu_bridge_connect_sensor(cfg, bridge, dev);
+               ret = ipu_bridge_connect_sensor(cfg, bridge);
                if (ret)
                        goto err_unregister_sensors;
        }
        strscpy(bridge->ipu_node_name, IPU_HID,
                sizeof(bridge->ipu_node_name));
        bridge->ipu_hid_node.name = bridge->ipu_node_name;
+       bridge->dev = dev;
 
        ret = software_node_register(&bridge->ipu_hid_node);
        if (ret < 0) {
        for (i = 0; i < IPU_MAX_LANES; i++)
                bridge->data_lanes[i] = i + 1;
 
-       ret = ipu_bridge_connect_sensors(bridge, dev);
+       ret = ipu_bridge_connect_sensors(bridge);
        if (ret || bridge->n_sensors == 0)
                goto err_unregister_ipu;