diff --git a/drivers/dma/shdma.c b/drivers/dma/shdma.c
index eb6b54dbb8064a9a5d2e71eb3261132195ff6f8d..85ffd5e38c5031690ea125cf5341fa70591bfa58 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/shdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/shdma.c
@@ -1213,3 +1213,4 @@ module_exit(sh_dmae_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <iwamatsu.nobuhiro@renesas.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Renesas SH DMA Engine driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:sh-dma-engine");