diff --git a/net/ipv4/geneve.c b/net/ipv4/geneve.c
index 8986e63f3bda..8e6a7fe27a4c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/geneve.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/geneve.c
@@ -450,4 +450,3 @@ module_exit(geneve_cleanup_module);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jesse Gross <jesse@nicira.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for GENEVE encapsulated traffic");
-MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK("geneve");