diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c b/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c
index f28a0b944087960d3eb6157c4a174fc8a8391c10..74e1b3bd695417daf3afb725d3183658a3a81342 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_socket.c
@@ -142,3 +142,4 @@ module_exit(nft_socket_module_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Máté Eckl");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("nf_tables socket match module");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_EXPR("socket");