diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.h b/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.h
--- a/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.h
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     static QByteArray getChecksum(const QString &filename, QCryptographicHash::Algorithm hashAlgorithm);
     static bool downloadFile(const QUrl &uri, const QString &filename);
 
-    static FwupdResource * createDevice(FwupdDevice *device);
+    FwupdResource * createDevice(FwupdDevice *device);
     FwupdResource * createRelease(FwupdDevice *device);
     FwupdResource * createApp(FwupdDevice *device);
 
diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.cpp
--- a/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.cpp
+++ b/libdiscover/backends/FwupdBackend/FwupdBackend.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 FwupdResource * FwupdBackend::createDevice(FwupdDevice *device)
 {
     const QString name = QString::fromUtf8(fwupd_device_get_name(device));
-    FwupdResource* res = new FwupdResource(name, nullptr);
+    FwupdResource* res = new FwupdResource(name, this);
 
     const QString deviceID = QString::fromUtf8(fwupd_device_get_id(device));
     res->setId(QStringLiteral("org.fwupd.%1.device").arg(QString(deviceID).replace(QLatin1Char('/'),QLatin1Char('_'))));