3 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
index bb53fd33cd1c..0d4266a533a5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/uinput.c
@@ -811,6 +811,8 @@ static struct miscdevice uinput_misc = {
         .minor          = UINPUT_MINOR,
         .name           = UINPUT_NAME,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(UINPUT_MINOR);
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:" UINPUT_NAME);
 
 static int __init uinput_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index bafffc737903..18fd13028ba1 100644
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define MWAVE_MINOR             219     /* ACP/Mwave Modem */
 #define MPT_MINOR               220
 #define MPT2SAS_MINOR           221
+#define UINPUT_MINOR            223
 #define HPET_MINOR              228
 #define FUSE_MINOR              229
 #define KVM_MINOR               232
diff --git a/include/linux/uinput.h b/include/linux/uinput.h
index 60c81da77f0f..05f7fed2b173 100644
--- a/include/linux/uinput.h
+++ b/include/linux/uinput.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #define UINPUT_VERSION          3
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#define UINPUT_MINOR            223
 #define UINPUT_NAME             "uinput"
 #define UINPUT_BUFFER_SIZE      16
 #define UINPUT_NUM_REQUESTS     16