diff --git a/src/platforms/px4_module_params.h b/src/platforms/px4_module_params.h
index 724b5d6826..4ac5fd2a58 100644
--- a/src/platforms/px4_module_params.h
+++ b/src/platforms/px4_module_params.h
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ class ModuleParams : public ListNode<ModuleParams *>
 public:
 
 	ModuleParams(ModuleParams *parent)
+	{
+		setParent(parent);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the parent module. This is typically not required, only in cases where
+	 * the parent cannot be set via constructor.
+	 */
+	void setParent(ModuleParams *parent)
 	{
 		if (parent) {
 			parent->_children.add(this);