diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c
index 14b26fffe049..7c82d5f9778f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_pcimio.c
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ static const struct ni_board_struct ni_boards[] = {
 	},
 	[BOARD_PCIE6251] = {
 		.name		= "pcie-6251",
+		.alt_route_name	= "pci-6251",
 		.n_adchan	= 16,
 		.ai_maxdata	= 0xffff,
 		.ai_fifo_depth	= 4095,
@@ -976,6 +977,7 @@ static const struct ni_board_struct ni_boards[] = {
 	},
 	[BOARD_PCIE6259] = {
 		.name		= "pcie-6259",
+		.alt_route_name	= "pci-6259",
 		.n_adchan	= 32,
 		.ai_maxdata	= 0xffff,
 		.ai_fifo_depth	= 4095,