diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index 25fcde4c711e..05a41ff67534 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -1790,6 +1790,12 @@ vchiq_register_child(struct platform_device *pdev, const char *name)
 		child = NULL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We want the dma-ranges etc to be copied from the parent VCHIQ device
+	 * to be passed on to the children too.
+	 */
+	of_dma_configure(&new_dev->dev, pdev->dev.of_node, true);
+
 	return child;
 }