diff --git a/include/spdk/env.h b/include/spdk/env.h
index 19f260126..a40367b40 100644
--- a/include/spdk/env.h
+++ b/include/spdk/env.h
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ struct spdk_pci_id {
 };
 
 struct spdk_pci_device {
+	struct spdk_pci_device		*parent;
 	void				*dev_handle;
 	struct spdk_pci_addr		addr;
 	struct spdk_pci_id		id;
diff --git a/lib/vmd/vmd.c b/lib/vmd/vmd.c
index f9630237f..ce7a9472f 100644
--- a/lib/vmd/vmd.c
+++ b/lib/vmd/vmd.c
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ vmd_dev_init(struct vmd_pci_device *dev)
 	if (vmd_is_supported_device(dev)) {
 		spdk_pci_addr_fmt(bdf, sizeof(bdf), &dev->pci.addr);
 		SPDK_DEBUGLOG(SPDK_LOG_VMD, "Initalizing NVMe device at %s\n", bdf);
+		dev->pci.parent = &dev->bus->vmd->pci;
 		spdk_pci_hook_device(spdk_pci_nvme_get_driver(), &dev->pci);
 	}
 }