diff --git a/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
index a6ba11a..b1cc148 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
@@ -1084,6 +1084,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* work with hotplug and coldplug */
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:omap2_mcspi");
+
 static struct platform_driver omap2_mcspi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name =		"omap2_mcspi",