diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 29ec3ef63edc..0ff94c66641f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
 #include <net/ip_vs.h>
 
+MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(IPVS_GENL_NAME);
+
 /* semaphore for IPVS sockopts. And, [gs]etsockopt may sleep. */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(__ip_vs_mutex);