diff --git a/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
index 9b25af331ad5..17574aa5066f 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ pub struct Adapter<T: Driver>(T);
 
 // SAFETY:
 // - `bindings::auxiliary_driver` is a C type declared as `repr(C)`.
+// - `T` is the type of the driver's device private data.
 // - `struct auxiliary_driver` embeds a `struct device_driver`.
 // - `DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET` is the correct byte offset to the embedded `struct device_driver`.
 unsafe impl<T: Driver + 'static> driver::DriverLayout for Adapter<T> {
     type DriverType = bindings::auxiliary_driver;
+    type DriverData = T;
     const DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET: usize = core::mem::offset_of!(Self::DriverType, driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/driver.rs b/rust/kernel/driver.rs
index 4a96a07905d1..ba1ca1f7a7e2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/driver.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/driver.rs
@@ -108,11 +108,15 @@ use pin_init::{pin_data, pinned_drop, PinInit};
 ///
 /// Implementors must guarantee that:
 /// - `DriverType` is `repr(C)`,
+/// - `DriverData` is the type of the driver's device private data.
 /// - `DriverType` embeds a valid `struct device_driver` at byte offset `DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET`.
 pub unsafe trait DriverLayout {
     /// The specific driver type embedding a `struct device_driver`.
     type DriverType: Default;
 
+    /// The type of the driver's device private data.
+    type DriverData;
+
     /// Byte offset of the embedded `struct device_driver` within `DriverType`.
     ///
     /// This must correspond exactly to the location of the embedded `struct device_driver` field.
diff --git a/rust/kernel/i2c.rs b/rust/kernel/i2c.rs
index d97e73282003..e86242227081 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/i2c.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/i2c.rs
@@ -94,10 +94,12 @@ pub struct Adapter<T: Driver>(T);
 
 // SAFETY:
 // - `bindings::i2c_driver` is a C type declared as `repr(C)`.
+// - `T` is the type of the driver's device private data.
 // - `struct i2c_driver` embeds a `struct device_driver`.
 // - `DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET` is the correct byte offset to the embedded `struct device_driver`.
 unsafe impl<T: Driver + 'static> driver::DriverLayout for Adapter<T> {
     type DriverType = bindings::i2c_driver;
+    type DriverData = T;
     const DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET: usize = core::mem::offset_of!(Self::DriverType, driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci.rs b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
index fe6f508b0cac..590723dcb5ae 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/pci.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/pci.rs
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ pub struct Adapter<T: Driver>(T);
 
 // SAFETY:
 // - `bindings::pci_driver` is a C type declared as `repr(C)`.
+// - `T` is the type of the driver's device private data.
 // - `struct pci_driver` embeds a `struct device_driver`.
 // - `DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET` is the correct byte offset to the embedded `struct device_driver`.
 unsafe impl<T: Driver + 'static> driver::DriverLayout for Adapter<T> {
     type DriverType = bindings::pci_driver;
+    type DriverData = T;
     const DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET: usize = core::mem::offset_of!(Self::DriverType, driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/platform.rs b/rust/kernel/platform.rs
index 716c9cc25aea..b8a681df9ddc 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/platform.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/platform.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ pub struct Adapter<T: Driver>(T);
 
 // SAFETY:
 // - `bindings::platform_driver` is a C type declared as `repr(C)`.
+// - `T` is the type of the driver's device private data.
 // - `struct platform_driver` embeds a `struct device_driver`.
 // - `DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET` is the correct byte offset to the embedded `struct device_driver`.
 unsafe impl<T: Driver + 'static> driver::DriverLayout for Adapter<T> {
     type DriverType = bindings::platform_driver;
+    type DriverData = T;
     const DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET: usize = core::mem::offset_of!(Self::DriverType, driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/usb.rs b/rust/kernel/usb.rs
index eb1c9b9ef228..4cf4bb1705b5 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/usb.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/usb.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ pub struct Adapter<T: Driver>(T);
 
 // SAFETY:
 // - `bindings::usb_driver` is a C type declared as `repr(C)`.
+// - `T` is the type of the driver's device private data.
 // - `struct usb_driver` embeds a `struct device_driver`.
 // - `DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET` is the correct byte offset to the embedded `struct device_driver`.
 unsafe impl<T: Driver + 'static> driver::DriverLayout for Adapter<T> {
     type DriverType = bindings::usb_driver;
+    type DriverData = T;
     const DEVICE_DRIVER_OFFSET: usize = core::mem::offset_of!(Self::DriverType, driver);
 }