diff --git a/drivers/char/nvram.c b/drivers/char/nvram.c
index adcc213c331e..c9e295d73dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/nvram.c
@@ -503,3 +503,4 @@ module_exit(nvram_module_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(NVRAM_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:nvram");