diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index c6335982774c..341fb740d851 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -922,4 +922,25 @@ extern long sysfs_deprecated;
 #define sysfs_deprecated 0
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * module_driver() - Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything
+ * special in module init/exit. This eliminates a lot of boilerplate.
+ * Each module may only use this macro once, and calling it replaces
+ * module_init() and module_exit().
+ *
+ * Use this macro to construct bus specific macros for registering
+ * drivers, and do not use it on its own.
+ */
+#define module_driver(__driver, __register, __unregister) \
+static int __init __driver##_init(void) \
+{ \
+	return __register(&(__driver)); \
+} \
+module_init(__driver##_init); \
+static void __exit __driver##_exit(void) \
+{ \
+	__unregister(&(__driver)); \
+} \
+module_exit(__driver##_exit);
+
 #endif /* _DEVICE_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index 2a23f7d1a825..165a8d175370 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h
@@ -196,16 +196,8 @@ static inline void platform_set_drvdata(struct platform_device *pdev, void *data
  * calling it replaces module_init() and module_exit()
  */
 #define module_platform_driver(__platform_driver) \
-static int __init __platform_driver##_init(void) \
-{ \
-	return platform_driver_register(&(__platform_driver)); \
-} \
-module_init(__platform_driver##_init); \
-static void __exit __platform_driver##_exit(void) \
-{ \
-	platform_driver_unregister(&(__platform_driver)); \
-} \
-module_exit(__platform_driver##_exit);
+	module_driver(__platform_driver, platform_driver_register, \
+			platform_driver_unregister)
 
 extern struct platform_device *platform_create_bundle(struct platform_driver *driver,
 					int (*probe)(struct platform_device *),