diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index e04c4218..cea4a79 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
                 sprintf(str + strlen(str), "*");                \
 } while(0)
 
+/* Always end in a wildcard, for future extension */
+static inline void add_wildcard(char *str)
+{
+	int len = strlen(str);
+
+	if (str[len - 1] != '*')
+		strcat(str + len, "*");
+}
+
 unsigned int cross_build = 0;
 /**
  * Check that sizeof(device_id type) are consistent with size of section
@@ -133,9 +142,7 @@
 	    id->match_flags&USB_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_INT_PROTOCOL,
 	    id->bInterfaceProtocol);
 
-	/* Always end in a wildcard, for future extension */
-	if (alias[strlen(alias)-1] != '*')
-		strcat(alias, "*");
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	buf_printf(&mod->dev_table_buf,
 		   "MODULE_ALIAS(\"%s\");\n", alias);
 }
@@ -219,6 +226,7 @@
 	ADD(alias, "ver", id->match_flags & IEEE1394_MATCH_VERSION,
 	    id->version);
 
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -261,6 +269,7 @@
 	ADD(alias, "bc", baseclass_mask == 0xFF, baseclass);
 	ADD(alias, "sc", subclass_mask == 0xFF, subclass);
 	ADD(alias, "i", interface_mask == 0xFF, interface);
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +292,7 @@
 	    id->dev_type);
 	ADD(alias, "dm", id->match_flags&CCW_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_DEVICE_MODEL,
 	    id->dev_model);
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +300,7 @@
 static int do_ap_entry(const char *filename,
 		       struct ap_device_id *id, char *alias)
 {
-	sprintf(alias, "ap:t%02X", id->dev_type);
+	sprintf(alias, "ap:t%02X*", id->dev_type);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -309,6 +319,7 @@
 	ADD(alias, "id", id->id != SERIO_ANY, id->id);
 	ADD(alias, "ex", id->extra != SERIO_ANY, id->extra);
 
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -316,7 +327,7 @@
 static int do_acpi_entry(const char *filename,
 			struct acpi_device_id *id, char *alias)
 {
-	sprintf(alias, "acpi*:%s:", id->id);
+	sprintf(alias, "acpi*:%s:*", id->id);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -324,7 +335,7 @@
 static int do_pnp_entry(const char *filename,
 			struct pnp_device_id *id, char *alias)
 {
-	sprintf(alias, "pnp:d%s", id->id);
+	sprintf(alias, "pnp:d%s*", id->id);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -409,6 +420,7 @@
        ADD(alias, "pc", id->match_flags & PCMCIA_DEV_ID_MATCH_PROD_ID3, id->prod_id_hash[2]);
        ADD(alias, "pd", id->match_flags & PCMCIA_DEV_ID_MATCH_PROD_ID4, id->prod_id_hash[3]);
 
+	add_wildcard(alias);
        return 1;
 }
 
@@ -432,6 +444,7 @@
         if (isspace (*tmp))
             *tmp = '_';
 
+    add_wildcard(alias);
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -448,6 +461,7 @@
 		if (isspace (*tmp))
 			*tmp = '_';
 
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -511,6 +525,8 @@
 {
 	if (eisa->sig[0])
 		sprintf(alias, EISA_DEVICE_MODALIAS_FMT "*", eisa->sig);
+	else
+		strcat(alias, "*");
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -529,6 +545,7 @@
 	ADD(alias, "rev", id->hversion_rev != PA_HVERSION_REV_ANY_ID, id->hversion_rev);
 	ADD(alias, "sv", id->sversion != PA_SVERSION_ANY_ID, id->sversion);
 
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -544,6 +561,7 @@
 	ADD(alias, "c", id->class != (__u8)SDIO_ANY_ID, id->class);
 	ADD(alias, "v", id->vendor != (__u16)SDIO_ANY_ID, id->vendor);
 	ADD(alias, "d", id->device != (__u16)SDIO_ANY_ID, id->device);
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -559,6 +577,7 @@
 	ADD(alias, "v", id->vendor != SSB_ANY_VENDOR, id->vendor);
 	ADD(alias, "id", id->coreid != SSB_ANY_ID, id->coreid);
 	ADD(alias, "rev", id->revision != SSB_ANY_REV, id->revision);
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -573,6 +592,7 @@
 	ADD(alias, "d", 1, id->device);
 	ADD(alias, "v", id->vendor != VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID, id->vendor);
 
+	add_wildcard(alias);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -612,9 +632,6 @@
 
 	for (i = 0; i < size; i += id_size) {
 		if (do_entry(mod->name, symval+i, alias)) {
-			/* Always end in a wildcard, for future extension */
-			if (alias[strlen(alias)-1] != '*')
-				strcat(alias, "*");
 			buf_printf(&mod->dev_table_buf,
 				   "MODULE_ALIAS(\"%s\");\n", alias);
 		}