diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
index 936bfb96ebaa..a5d79fb25dff 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 struct vimc_cap_device {
 	struct vimc_ent_device ved;
 	struct video_device vdev;
-	struct device *dev;
 	struct v4l2_pix_format format;
 	struct vb2_queue queue;
 	struct list_head buf_list;
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ static int vimc_cap_s_fmt_vid_cap(struct file *file, void *priv,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	dev_dbg(vcap->dev, "%s: format update: "
+	dev_dbg(vcap->ved.dev, "%s: format update: "
 		"old:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d) "
 		"new:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d)\n", vcap->vdev.name,
 		/* old */
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ static int vimc_cap_buffer_prepare(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 	unsigned long size = vcap->format.sizeimage;
 
 	if (vb2_plane_size(vb, 0) < size) {
-		dev_err(vcap->dev, "%s: buffer too small (%lu < %lu)\n",
+		dev_err(vcap->ved.dev, "%s: buffer too small (%lu < %lu)\n",
 			vcap->vdev.name, vb2_plane_size(vb, 0), size);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	vcap->ved.ent = &vcap->vdev.entity;
 	vcap->ved.process_frame = vimc_cap_process_frame;
 	vcap->ved.vdev_get_format = vimc_cap_get_format;
-	vcap->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
+	vcap->ved.dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the video_device struct */
 	vdev = &vcap->vdev;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
index ac01182e8b27..348ee3b0fce2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct vimc_pix_map {
  * struct vimc_ent_device - core struct that represents an entity in the
  * topology
  *
+ * @dev:		a pointer of the device struct of the driver
  * @ent:		the pointer to struct media_entity for the node
  * @process_frame:	callback send a frame to that node
  * @vdev_get_format:	callback that returns the current format a pad, used
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ struct vimc_pix_map {
  * media_entity
  */
 struct vimc_ent_device {
+	struct device *dev;
 	struct media_entity *ent;
 	void * (*process_frame)(struct vimc_ent_device *ved,
 				const void *frame);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
index a601ca3a0a54..68ae45021830 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct vimc_deb_pix_map {
 struct vimc_deb_device {
 	struct vimc_ent_device ved;
 	struct v4l2_subdev sd;
-	struct device *dev;
 	/* The active format */
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt sink_fmt;
 	u32 src_code;
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ static int vimc_deb_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		/* Set the new format in the sink pad */
 		vimc_deb_adjust_sink_fmt(&fmt->format);
 
-		dev_dbg(vdeb->dev, "%s: sink format update: "
+		dev_dbg(vdeb->ved.dev, "%s: sink format update: "
 			"old:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d) "
 			"new:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d)\n", vdeb->sd.name,
 			/* old */
@@ -387,7 +386,7 @@ static void vimc_deb_calc_rgb_sink(struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb,
 
 	/* Sum the values of the colors in the mean window */
 
-	dev_dbg(vdeb->dev,
+	dev_dbg(vdeb->ved.dev,
 		"deb: %s: --- Calc pixel %dx%d, window mean %d, seek %d ---\n",
 		vdeb->sd.name, lin, col, vdeb->sink_fmt.height, seek);
 
@@ -420,7 +419,7 @@ static void vimc_deb_calc_rgb_sink(struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb,
 						 vdeb->sink_fmt.width,
 						 vdeb->sink_bpp);
 
-			dev_dbg(vdeb->dev,
+			dev_dbg(vdeb->ved.dev,
 				"deb: %s: RGB CALC: frame index %d, win pos %dx%d, color %d\n",
 				vdeb->sd.name, index, wlin, wcol, color);
 
@@ -431,21 +430,21 @@ static void vimc_deb_calc_rgb_sink(struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb,
 			/* Save how many values we already added */
 			n_rgb[color]++;
 
-			dev_dbg(vdeb->dev, "deb: %s: RGB CALC: val %d, n %d\n",
+			dev_dbg(vdeb->ved.dev, "deb: %s: RGB CALC: val %d, n %d\n",
 				vdeb->sd.name, rgb[color], n_rgb[color]);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* Calculate the mean */
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		dev_dbg(vdeb->dev,
+		dev_dbg(vdeb->ved.dev,
 			"deb: %s: PRE CALC: %dx%d Color %d, val %d, n %d\n",
 			vdeb->sd.name, lin, col, i, rgb[i], n_rgb[i]);
 
 		if (n_rgb[i])
 			rgb[i] = rgb[i] / n_rgb[i];
 
-		dev_dbg(vdeb->dev,
+		dev_dbg(vdeb->ved.dev,
 			"deb: %s: FINAL CALC: %dx%d Color %d, val %d\n",
 			vdeb->sd.name, lin, col, i, rgb[i]);
 	}
@@ -521,7 +520,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_deb_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	}
 
 	vdeb->ved.process_frame = vimc_deb_process_frame;
-	vdeb->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
+	vdeb->ved.dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vdeb->sink_fmt = sink_fmt_default;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
index 88a2f6e3218e..2f88a7d9d67b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(sca_mult, " the image size multiplier");
 struct vimc_sca_device {
 	struct vimc_ent_device ved;
 	struct v4l2_subdev sd;
-	struct device *dev;
 	/* NOTE: the source fmt is the same as the sink
 	 * with the width and hight multiplied by mult
 	 */
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ static int vimc_sca_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		/* Set the new format in the sink pad */
 		vimc_sca_adjust_sink_fmt(&fmt->format);
 
-		dev_dbg(vsca->dev, "%s: sink format update: "
+		dev_dbg(vsca->ved.dev, "%s: sink format update: "
 			"old:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d) "
 			"new:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d)\n", vsca->sd.name,
 			/* old */
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ static void vimc_sca_scale_pix(const struct vimc_sca_device *const vsca,
 				 vsca->bpp);
 	pixel = &sink_frame[index];
 
-	dev_dbg(vsca->dev,
+	dev_dbg(vsca->ved.dev,
 		"sca: %s: --- scale_pix sink pos %dx%d, index %d ---\n",
 		vsca->sd.name, lin, col, index);
 
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ static void vimc_sca_scale_pix(const struct vimc_sca_device *const vsca,
 	index = VIMC_FRAME_INDEX(lin * sca_mult, col * sca_mult,
 				 vsca->sink_fmt.width * sca_mult, vsca->bpp);
 
-	dev_dbg(vsca->dev, "sca: %s: scale_pix src pos %dx%d, index %d\n",
+	dev_dbg(vsca->ved.dev, "sca: %s: scale_pix src pos %dx%d, index %d\n",
 		vsca->sd.name, lin * sca_mult, col * sca_mult, index);
 
 	/* Repeat this pixel mult times */
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ static void vimc_sca_scale_pix(const struct vimc_sca_device *const vsca,
 		 * pixel repetition in a line
 		 */
 		for (j = 0; j < sca_mult * vsca->bpp; j += vsca->bpp) {
-			dev_dbg(vsca->dev,
+			dev_dbg(vsca->ved.dev,
 				"sca: %s: sca: scale_pix src pos %d\n",
 				vsca->sd.name, index + j);
 
@@ -380,7 +379,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sca_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	}
 
 	vsca->ved.process_frame = vimc_sca_process_frame;
-	vsca->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
+	vsca->ved.dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vsca->sink_fmt = sink_fmt_default;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
index b41e24a7d029..25ee89a067f7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 struct vimc_sen_device {
 	struct vimc_ent_device ved;
 	struct v4l2_subdev sd;
-	struct device *dev;
 	struct tpg_data tpg;
 	struct task_struct *kthread_sen;
 	u8 *frame;
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ static int vimc_sen_set_fmt(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 	/* Set the new format */
 	vimc_sen_adjust_fmt(&fmt->format);
 
-	dev_dbg(vsen->dev, "%s: format update: "
+	dev_dbg(vsen->ved.dev, "%s: format update: "
 		"old:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d) "
 		"new:%dx%d (0x%x, %d, %d, %d, %d)\n", vsen->sd.name,
 		/* old */
@@ -376,7 +375,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 		goto err_free_tpg;
 
 	vsen->ved.process_frame = vimc_sen_process_frame;
-	vsen->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
+	vsen->ved.dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vsen->mbus_format = fmt_default;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
index 092833623ac1..1349be188a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ static int vimc_streamer_pipeline_init(struct vimc_stream *stream,
 			sd = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(ved->ent);
 			ret = v4l2_subdev_call(sd, video, s_stream, 1);
 			if (ret && ret != -ENOIOCTLCMD) {
-				pr_err("subdev_call error %s\n",
-				       ved->ent->name);
+				dev_err(ved->dev, "subdev_call error %s\n",
+					ved->ent->name);
 				vimc_streamer_pipeline_terminate(stream);
 				return ret;
 			}