diff --git a/include/linux/genetlink.h b/include/linux/genetlink.h
index 73c28dea10ae..7a114016ac7d 100644
--- a/include/linux/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/genetlink.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ extern int lockdep_genl_is_held(void);
 #define genl_dereference(p)					\
 	rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
 
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(family)\
+ MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_NAME(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, "-family-" family)
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif	/* __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
index 8577264378fe..ddc553e76671 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c
@@ -923,5 +923,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("James Chapman <jchapman@katalix.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("L2TP netlink");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION("1.0");
-MODULE_ALIAS("net-pf-" __stringify(PF_NETLINK) "-proto-" \
-	     __stringify(NETLINK_GENERIC) "-type-" "l2tp");
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY("l2tp");
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 8340ace837f2..2cc7c1ee7690 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static int ctrl_getfamily(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 		if (res == NULL) {
 			genl_unlock();
-			request_module("net-pf-%d-proto-%d-type-%s",
+			request_module("net-pf-%d-proto-%d-family-%s",
 				       PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, name);
 			genl_lock();
 			res = genl_family_find_byname(name);