diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
index 8223717..2f57956 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -958,9 +958,12 @@
 
 static ssize_t name_show(struct device *, struct device_attribute *, char *);
 static ssize_t devspec_show(struct device *, struct device_attribute *, char *);
+static ssize_t modalias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			     char *buf);
 static struct device_attribute vio_cmo_dev_attrs[] = {
 	__ATTR_RO(name),
 	__ATTR_RO(devspec),
+	__ATTR_RO(modalias),
 	__ATTR(cmo_desired,       S_IWUSR|S_IRUSR|S_IWGRP|S_IRGRP|S_IROTH,
 	       viodev_cmo_desired_show, viodev_cmo_desired_set),
 	__ATTR(cmo_entitled,      S_IRUGO, viodev_cmo_entitled_show,      NULL),
@@ -1320,9 +1323,27 @@
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", of_node ? of_node->full_name : "none");
 }
 
+static ssize_t modalias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+			     char *buf)
+{
+	const struct vio_dev *vio_dev = to_vio_dev(dev);
+	struct device_node *dn;
+	const char *cp;
+
+	dn = dev->archdata.of_node;
+	if (!dn)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	cp = of_get_property(dn, "compatible", NULL);
+	if (!cp)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "vio:T%sS%s\n", vio_dev->type, cp);
+}
+
 static struct device_attribute vio_dev_attrs[] = {
 	__ATTR_RO(name),
 	__ATTR_RO(devspec),
+	__ATTR_RO(modalias),
 	__ATTR_NULL
 };