diff --git a/net/qrtr/smd.c b/net/qrtr/smd.c
index 0d11132b3370..ff0112bc247f 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/smd.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/smd.c
@@ -116,5 +116,6 @@ static struct qcom_smd_driver qcom_smd_qrtr_driver = {
 
 module_qcom_smd_driver(qcom_smd_qrtr_driver);
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("rpmsg:IPCRTR");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Qualcomm IPC-Router SMD interface driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");