diff --git a/crypto/deflate.c b/crypto/deflate.c
index 6e31e0db0e86..98e8bcb81a6a 100644
--- a/crypto/deflate.c
+++ b/crypto/deflate.c
@@ -311,3 +311,4 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Deflate Compression Algorithm for IPCOMP");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("James Morris <jmorris@intercode.com.au>");
 MODULE_ALIAS_CRYPTO("deflate");
+MODULE_ALIAS_CRYPTO("deflate-generic");