diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index d6eb5ce1dd1d..d505926aa9cc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_deregister_device_driver);
  * usb_register_dev() to enable that functionality.  This function no longer
  * takes care of that.
  */
-int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner)
+int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner,
+			const char *mod_name)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
 
@@ -763,6 +764,7 @@ int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner)
 	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.probe = usb_probe_interface;
 	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.remove = usb_unbind_interface;
 	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.owner = owner;
+	new_driver->drvwrap.driver.mod_name = mod_name;
 	spin_lock_init(&new_driver->dynids.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new_driver->dynids.list);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index aab5b1b72021..733f38de4978 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -868,10 +868,11 @@ struct usb_class_driver {
  * use these in module_init()/module_exit()
  * and don't forget MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, ...)
  */
-extern int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *, struct module *);
+extern int usb_register_driver(struct usb_driver *, struct module *,
+			       const char *);
 static inline int usb_register(struct usb_driver *driver)
 {
-	return usb_register_driver(driver, THIS_MODULE);
+	return usb_register_driver(driver, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME);
 }
 extern void usb_deregister(struct usb_driver *);