diff --git a/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
index 5d04f52..cf6aef3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/xilinx_spi.c
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* work with hotplug and coldplug */
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" XILINX_SPI_NAME);
+
 static struct platform_driver xilinx_spi_driver = {
 	.probe	= xilinx_spi_probe,
 	.remove	= __devexit_p(xilinx_spi_remove),