diff --git a/drivers/connector/connector.c b/drivers/connector/connector.c
index e16c3fa8d2e3..05117f1ad867 100644
--- a/drivers/connector/connector.c
+++ b/drivers/connector/connector.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic userspace <-> kernelspace connector.");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_CONNECTOR);
 
 static struct cn_dev cdev;