diff --git a/include/net/9p/9p.h b/include/net/9p/9p.h
index 03614de86942..f420f8cb378d 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/9p.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/9p.h
@@ -553,6 +553,4 @@ struct p9_fcall {
 int p9_errstr2errno(char *errstr, int len);
 
 int p9_error_init(void);
-int p9_trans_fd_init(void);
-void p9_trans_fd_exit(void);
 #endif /* NET_9P_H */
diff --git a/net/9p/Makefile b/net/9p/Makefile
index aa0a5641e5d0..b7d2ea495f65 100644
--- a/net/9p/Makefile
+++ b/net/9p/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P) := 9pnet.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P) += 9pnet_fd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P_XEN) += 9pnet_xen.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P_VIRTIO) += 9pnet_virtio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P_RDMA) += 9pnet_rdma.o
@@ -9,9 +10,11 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P_RDMA) += 9pnet_rdma.o
 	client.o \
 	error.o \
 	protocol.o \
-	trans_fd.o \
 	trans_common.o \
 
+9pnet_fd-objs := \
+	trans_fd.o \
+
 9pnet_virtio-objs := \
 	trans_virtio.o \
 
diff --git a/net/9p/mod.c b/net/9p/mod.c
index 5126566850bd..dee263f8e361 100644
--- a/net/9p/mod.c
+++ b/net/9p/mod.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static int __init init_p9(void)
 
 	p9_error_init();
 	pr_info("Installing 9P2000 support\n");
-	p9_trans_fd_init();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ static void __exit exit_p9(void)
 {
 	pr_info("Unloading 9P2000 support\n");
 
-	p9_trans_fd_exit();
 	p9_client_exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 007bbcc68010..ff95bdf8baa5 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -1092,6 +1092,7 @@ static struct p9_trans_module p9_tcp_trans = {
 	.show_options = p9_fd_show_options,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_9P("tcp");
 
 static struct p9_trans_module p9_unix_trans = {
 	.name = "unix",
@@ -1105,6 +1106,7 @@ static struct p9_trans_module p9_unix_trans = {
 	.show_options = p9_fd_show_options,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_9P("unix");
 
 static struct p9_trans_module p9_fd_trans = {
 	.name = "fd",
@@ -1118,6 +1120,7 @@ static struct p9_trans_module p9_fd_trans = {
 	.show_options = p9_fd_show_options,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_9P("fd");
 
 /**
  * p9_poll_workfn - poll worker thread
@@ -1167,3 +1170,10 @@ void p9_trans_fd_exit(void)
 	v9fs_unregister_trans(&p9_unix_trans);
 	v9fs_unregister_trans(&p9_fd_trans);
 }
+
+module_init(p9_trans_fd_init);
+module_exit(p9_trans_fd_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Filedescriptor Transport for 9P");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");