diff --git a/drivers/char/cyclades.c b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
index 272db0e2b491..1fdb9f657d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/cyclades.c
+++ b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
@@ -5408,3 +5409,4 @@ module_exit(cy_cleanup_module);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(CY_VERSION);
+MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(CYCLADES_MAJOR);