diff --git a/drivers/block/brd.c b/drivers/block/brd.c
index 680cdfc..24b97b0 100644
--- a/drivers/block/brd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/brd.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_part, "Maximum number of partitions per RAM disk");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_BLOCKDEV_MAJOR(RAMDISK_MAJOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("rd");
 
 #ifndef MODULE
 /* Legacy boot options - nonmodular */