diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index e9ec59e9a566..2c8a16f49ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -825,3 +825,4 @@ module_exit(cleanup_mtdchar);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Direct character-device access to MTD devices");
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(MTD_CHAR_MAJOR);