diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/mock_scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/mock_scheduler.c
index 8e9ae7d980eb..2dfa3efef210 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/mock_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/tests/mock_scheduler.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /* Copyright (c) 2025 Valve Corporation */
 
+#include <kunit/device.h>
+
 #include "sched_tests.h"
 
 /*
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ static const struct drm_sched_backend_ops drm_mock_scheduler_ops = {
  */
 struct drm_mock_scheduler *drm_mock_sched_new(struct kunit *test, long timeout)
 {
+	static unsigned int instance;
 	struct drm_sched_init_args args = {
 		.ops		= &drm_mock_scheduler_ops,
 		.num_rqs	= DRM_SCHED_PRIORITY_COUNT,
@@ -297,11 +300,19 @@ struct drm_mock_scheduler *drm_mock_sched_new(struct kunit *test, long timeout)
 		.name		= "drm-mock-scheduler",
 	};
 	struct drm_mock_scheduler *sched;
+	struct device *dev;
+	char name[64];
 	int ret;
 
 	sched = kunit_kzalloc(test, sizeof(*sched), GFP_KERNEL);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, sched);
 
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s-%u", args.name, instance++);
+	dev = kunit_device_register(test, name);
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, dev);
+
+	args.dev = dev;
+
 	ret = drm_sched_init(&sched->base, &args);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, ret, 0);