diff --git a/dma.c b/dma.c
index 2dd3bd99..a4c1b6c6 100644
--- a/dma.c
+++ b/dma.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ mt76_dma_alloc_queue(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_queue *q,
 	q->ndesc = n_desc;
 	q->buf_size = bufsize;
 	q->hw_idx = idx;
+	q->dev = dev;
 
 	size = mt76_queue_is_wed_rro_ind(q) ? sizeof(struct mt76_wed_rro_desc)
 					    : sizeof(struct mt76_desc);
diff --git a/mt76.h b/mt76.h
index f2b8aaac..6abdfff0 100644
--- a/mt76.h
+++ b/mt76.h
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ struct mt76_queue {
 	__le16 *emi_cpu_idx;
 
 	struct mtk_wed_device *wed;
+	struct mt76_dev *dev;
 	u32 wed_regs;
 
 	dma_addr_t desc_dma;