diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
index 48587c27050d..f540ed77a102 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
@@ -1303,8 +1303,9 @@ static int bfin5xx_spi_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #define bfin5xx_spi_resume NULL
 #endif				/* CONFIG_PM */
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("bfin-spi-master");	/* for platform bus hotplug */
 static struct platform_driver bfin5xx_spi_driver = {
-	.driver 	= {
+	.driver	= {
 		.name	= "bfin-spi-master",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
index aee9ad6f633c..bd9177f51de9 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ static int spi_imx_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static struct platform_driver driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "imx-spi",
+		.name = "spi_imx",
 		.bus = &platform_bus_type,
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
index 2adf856e44c2..fcbf1b8a5264 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ static int __devexit mpc83xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("mpc83xx_spi");			/* for platform bus hotplug */
 static struct platform_driver mpc83xx_spi_driver = {
 	.probe = mpc83xx_spi_probe,
 	.remove = __devexit_p(mpc83xx_spi_remove),
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c
index 5cf48123e0ef..e9b683f7d7b3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_spi_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #define s3c24xx_spi_resume  NULL
 #endif
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("s3c2410_spi");			/* for platform bus hotplug */
 static struct platform_driver s3c24xx_spidrv = {
 	.probe		= s3c24xx_spi_probe,
 	.remove		= s3c24xx_spi_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx_gpio.c b/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx_gpio.c
index 611ac22b7cdc..0fa25e2e80fe 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx_gpio.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static struct platform_driver s3c2410_spigpio_drv = {
         .suspend	= s3c2410_spigpio_suspend,
         .resume		= s3c2410_spigpio_resume,
         .driver		= {
-		.name	= "s3c24xx-spi-gpio",
+		.name	= "spi_s3c24xx_gpio",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
         },
 };
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_txx9.c b/drivers/spi/spi_txx9.c
index 08e981c40646..f6c3677035b0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_txx9.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_txx9.c
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ static int __exit txx9spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("txx9spi");			/* for platform bus hotplug */
 static struct platform_driver txx9spi_driver = {
 	.remove = __exit_p(txx9spi_remove),
 	.driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
index f0bf9a68e96b..5d04f520c123 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <syslib/virtex_devices.h>
 
-#define XILINX_SPI_NAME "xspi"
+#define XILINX_SPI_NAME "xilinx_spi"
 
 /* Register definitions as per "OPB Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) (v1.00e)
  * Product Specification", DS464