diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
index 2adf856..fcbf1b8 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("mpc83xx_spi");			/* for platform bus hotplug */
 static struct platform_driver mpc83xx_spi_driver = {
 	.probe = mpc83xx_spi_probe,
 	.remove = __devexit_p(mpc83xx_spi_remove),