diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
index f5bcd4969462..e3f8495a94c2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/hdreg.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
@@ -817,3 +818,4 @@ module_exit(cleanup_nftl);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>, Fabrice Bellard <fabrice.bellard@netgem.com> et al.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Support code for NAND Flash Translation Layer, used on M-Systems DiskOnChip 2000 and Millennium");
+MODULE_ALIAS_BLOCKDEV_MAJOR(NFTL_MAJOR);