diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index f0ce822c1028..17c8c63cbe1a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_interrupt);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_register_port);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_port);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_child_port);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_register_driver);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_register_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_open);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_close);
@@ -789,12 +789,14 @@ static void serio_attach_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
 			drv->driver.name, error);
 }
 
-int serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
+int __serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv, struct module *owner, const char *mod_name)
 {
 	int manual_bind = drv->manual_bind;
 	int error;
 
 	drv->driver.bus = &serio_bus;
+	drv->driver.owner = owner;
+	drv->driver.mod_name = mod_name;
 
 	/*
 	 * Temporarily disable automatic binding because probing
diff --git a/include/linux/serio.h b/include/linux/serio.h
index 0f478a8791a2..ac2c70e7f760 100644
--- a/include/linux/serio.h
+++ b/include/linux/serio.h
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ static inline void serio_register_port(struct serio *serio)
 void serio_unregister_port(struct serio *serio);
 void serio_unregister_child_port(struct serio *serio);
 
+int __serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv, struct module *owner, const char *mod_name);
+static inline int serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv)
+{
+	return __serio_register_driver(drv, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME);
+}
 int serio_register_driver(struct serio_driver *drv);
 void serio_unregister_driver(struct serio_driver *drv);