diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs b/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs
index e3e811a14110..2c1351040e45 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_driver_auxiliary.rs
@@ -51,16 +51,17 @@ fn probe<'bound>(
     }
 }
 
-struct Data {
+struct Data<'bound> {
     index: u32,
+    parent: &'bound pci::Device<Bound>,
 }
 
 struct ParentDriver;
 
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 struct ParentData<'bound> {
-    _reg0: auxiliary::Registration<'bound, ForLt!(Data)>,
-    _reg1: auxiliary::Registration<'bound, ForLt!(Data)>,
+    _reg0: auxiliary::Registration<'bound, ForLt!(Data<'_>)>,
+    _reg1: auxiliary::Registration<'bound, ForLt!(Data<'_>)>,
 }
 
 kernel::pci_device_table!(
@@ -81,33 +82,44 @@ fn probe<'bound>(
         _info: &'bound Self::IdInfo,
     ) -> impl PinInit<Self::Data<'bound>, Error> + 'bound {
         Ok(ParentData {
-            _reg0: auxiliary::Registration::new(
-                pdev.as_ref(),
-                AUXILIARY_NAME,
-                0,
-                MODULE_NAME,
-                Data { index: 0 },
-            )?,
-            _reg1: auxiliary::Registration::new(
-                pdev.as_ref(),
-                AUXILIARY_NAME,
-                1,
-                MODULE_NAME,
-                Data { index: 1 },
-            )?,
+            // SAFETY: `ParentData` is the driver's private data, which is dropped when the
+            // device is unbound; i.e. `mem::forget()` is never called on it.
+            _reg0: unsafe {
+                auxiliary::Registration::new_with_lt(
+                    pdev.as_ref(),
+                    AUXILIARY_NAME,
+                    0,
+                    MODULE_NAME,
+                    Data {
+                        index: 0,
+                        parent: pdev,
+                    },
+                )?
+            },
+            // SAFETY: See `_reg0` above.
+            _reg1: unsafe {
+                auxiliary::Registration::new_with_lt(
+                    pdev.as_ref(),
+                    AUXILIARY_NAME,
+                    1,
+                    MODULE_NAME,
+                    Data {
+                        index: 1,
+                        parent: pdev,
+                    },
+                )?
+            },
         })
     }
 }
 
 impl ParentDriver {
     fn connect(adev: &auxiliary::Device<Bound>) -> Result {
-        let dev = adev.parent();
-        let pdev: &pci::Device<Bound> = dev.try_into()?;
-
-        let data = adev.registration_data::<ForLt!(Data)>()?;
+        let data = adev.registration_data::<ForLt!(Data<'_>)>()?;
+        let pdev = data.parent;
 
         dev_info!(
-            dev,
+            pdev,
             "Connect auxiliary {} with parent: VendorID={}, DeviceID={:#x}\n",
             adev.id(),
             pdev.vendor_id(),
@@ -115,7 +127,7 @@ fn connect(adev: &auxiliary::Device<Bound>) -> Result {
         );
 
         dev_info!(
-            dev,
+            pdev,
             "Connected to auxiliary device with index {}.\n",
             data.index
         );