diff --git a/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py b/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py
index 629d524f9f..97d0641de2 100644
--- a/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py
+++ b/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py
@@ -1174,8 +1174,7 @@ def __init__(
             parent=parent,
         )
         if parent and not isinstance(parent, Unknown):
-            frame = parent.frame()
-            frame.set_local(name, self)
+            _attach_to_parent(self, name, parent)
 
     def postinit(
         self,
diff --git a/astroid/raw_building.py b/astroid/raw_building.py
index 70113b5779..6cafadded3 100644
--- a/astroid/raw_building.py
+++ b/astroid/raw_building.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def build_class(
 
 def build_function(
     name: str,
+    parent: nodes.NodeNG,
     args: list[str] | None = None,
     posonlyargs: list[str] | None = None,
     defaults: list[Any] | None = None,
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ def build_function(
         name,
         lineno=0,
         col_offset=0,
-        parent=node_classes.Unknown(),
+        parent=parent,
         end_col_offset=0,
         end_lineno=0,
     )
@@ -317,8 +318,9 @@ def object_build_function(
         kwonly_defaults,
     ) = _get_args_info_from_callable(member)
 
-    func = build_function(
+    build_function(
         localname,
+        node,
         args,
         posonlyargs,
         defaults,
@@ -327,8 +329,6 @@ def object_build_function(
         kwonlydefaults=kwonly_defaults,
     )
 
-    node.add_local_node(func, localname)
-
 
 def object_build_datadescriptor(
     node: nodes.Module | nodes.ClassDef, member: type, name: str
@@ -344,8 +344,7 @@ def object_build_methoddescriptor(
 ) -> None:
     """create astroid for a living method descriptor object"""
     # FIXME get arguments ?
-    func = build_function(localname, doc=member.__doc__)
-    node.add_local_node(func, localname)
+    func = build_function(localname, node, doc=member.__doc__)
     _add_dunder_class(func, node, member)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_raw_building.py b/tests/test_raw_building.py
index 1325dbc3ee..b5f3a62623 100644
--- a/tests/test_raw_building.py
+++ b/tests/test_raw_building.py
@@ -55,28 +55,28 @@ def test_build_class(self) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(node.doc_node, None)
 
     def test_build_function(self) -> None:
-        node = build_function("MyFunction")
+        node = build_function("MyFunction", DUMMY_MOD)
         self.assertEqual(node.name, "MyFunction")
         self.assertEqual(node.doc_node, None)
 
     def test_build_function_args(self) -> None:
         args = ["myArgs1", "myArgs2"]
-        node = build_function("MyFunction", args)
+        node = build_function("MyFunction", DUMMY_MOD, args)
         self.assertEqual("myArgs1", node.args.args[0].name)
         self.assertEqual("myArgs2", node.args.args[1].name)
         self.assertEqual(2, len(node.args.args))
 
     def test_build_function_defaults(self) -> None:
         defaults = ["defaults1", "defaults2"]
-        node = build_function(name="MyFunction", args=None, defaults=defaults)
+        node = build_function("MyFunction", DUMMY_MOD, args=None, defaults=defaults)
         self.assertEqual(2, len(node.args.defaults))
 
     def test_build_function_posonlyargs(self) -> None:
-        node = build_function(name="MyFunction", posonlyargs=["a", "b"])
+        node = build_function("MyFunction", DUMMY_MOD, posonlyargs=["a", "b"])
         self.assertEqual(2, len(node.args.posonlyargs))
 
     def test_build_function_kwonlyargs(self) -> None:
-        node = build_function(name="MyFunction", kwonlyargs=["a", "b"])
+        node = build_function("MyFunction", DUMMY_MOD, kwonlyargs=["a", "b"])
         assert len(node.args.kwonlyargs) == 2
         assert node.args.kwonlyargs[0].name == "a"
         assert node.args.kwonlyargs[1].name == "b"