diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c
index b481a4d780c2..be699f85b2c7 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sit.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c
@@ -854,3 +854,4 @@ int __init sit_init(void)
 module_init(sit_init);
 module_exit(sit_cleanup);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS("sit0");