diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile b/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
index 9ce8afe..41a6224 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-
-vfio-platform-y := vfio_platform.o vfio_platform_common.o vfio_platform_irq.o
+vfio-platform-base-y := vfio_platform_common.o vfio_platform_irq.o
+vfio-platform-y := vfio_platform.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM) += vfio-platform.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM) += vfio-platform-base.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_PLATFORM) += reset/
 
 vfio-amba-y := vfio_amba.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_AMBA) += vfio-amba.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_AMBA) += vfio-platform-base.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VFIO_AMBA) += reset/
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
index ff0331f..a66479b 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 	vdev->flags = VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_AMBA;
 	vdev->get_resource = get_amba_resource;
 	vdev->get_irq = get_amba_irq;
+	vdev->parent_module = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	ret = vfio_platform_probe_common(vdev, &adev->dev);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
index cef645c..f1625dc 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 	vdev->flags = VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_PLATFORM;
 	vdev->get_resource = get_platform_resource;
 	vdev->get_irq = get_platform_irq;
+	vdev->parent_module = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	ret = vfio_platform_probe_common(vdev, &pdev->dev);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
index 8c216de..7f69b85 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_common.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 
 #include "vfio_platform_private.h"
 
+#define DRIVER_VERSION  "0.10"
+#define DRIVER_AUTHOR   "Antonios Motakis <a.motakis@virtualopensystems.com>"
+#define DRIVER_DESC     "VFIO platform base module"
+
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(driver_lock);
 
 static const struct vfio_platform_reset_combo reset_lookup_table[] = {
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@
 
 	mutex_unlock(&driver_lock);
 
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	module_put(vdev->parent_module);
 }
 
 static int vfio_platform_open(void *device_data)
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@
 	struct vfio_platform_device *vdev = device_data;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
+	if (!try_module_get(vdev->parent_module))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	mutex_lock(&driver_lock);
@@ -573,3 +577,8 @@
 	return vdev;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_platform_remove_common);
+
+MODULE_VERSION(DRIVER_VERSION);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_AUTHOR(DRIVER_AUTHOR);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRIVER_DESC);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h
index 1c9b3d5..7128690 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_private.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 	u32				num_irqs;
 	int				refcnt;
 	struct mutex			igate;
+	struct module			*parent_module;
 
 	/*
 	 * These fields should be filled by the bus specific binder