diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index 3043366b..096c1c09 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 #include <tuple>
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
@@ -294,17 +295,19 @@ bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 		return false;
 
 	std::unique_ptr<UVCCameraData> data = utils::make_unique<UVCCameraData>(this);
+	dev_t devnum = 0;
 
 	/* Locate and initialise the camera data with the default video node. */
 	for (MediaEntity *entity : media->entities()) {
 		if (entity->flags() & MEDIA_ENT_FL_DEFAULT) {
 			if (data->init(entity))
 				return false;
+			devnum = makedev(entity->deviceMajor(), entity->deviceMinor());
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!data) {
+	if (!data || !devnum) {
 		LOG(UVC, Error) << "Could not find a default video device";
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -312,7 +315,7 @@ bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 	/* Create and register the camera. */
 	std::set<Stream *> streams{ &data->stream_ };
 	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, media->model(), streams);
-	registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data));
+	registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data), devnum);
 
 	/* Enable hot-unplug notifications. */
 	hotplugMediaDevice(media);