diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index a76c9171db0e..424b4f889feb 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct tcf_walker {
 
 int register_tcf_proto_ops(struct tcf_proto_ops *ops);
 void unregister_tcf_proto_ops(struct tcf_proto_ops *ops);
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_TCF(kind)	MODULE_ALIAS("tcf-" __stringify(kind))
 
 struct tcf_block_ext_info {
 	enum flow_block_binder_type binder_type;
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 1976bd163986..02fdcceee083 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ tcf_proto_lookup_ops(const char *kind, bool rtnl_held,
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	if (rtnl_held)
 		rtnl_unlock();
-	request_module("cls_%s", kind);
+	request_module("tcf-%s", kind);
 	if (rtnl_held)
 		rtnl_lock();
 	ops = __tcf_proto_lookup_ops(kind);
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_basic.c b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
index a1f56931330c..a3500ac7fc1a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_basic.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_basic.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_basic_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.bind_class	=	basic_bind_class,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("basic");
 
 static int __init init_basic(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
index 382c7a71f81f..8d57ac155c0c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_bpf.c
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_bpf_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.dump		=	cls_bpf_dump,
 	.bind_class	=	cls_bpf_bind_class,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("bpf");
 
 static int __init cls_bpf_init_mod(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
index 7ee8dbf49ed0..0ded7d79894c 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_cgroup.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_cgroup_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.dump		=	cls_cgroup_dump,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("cgroup");
 
 static int __init init_cgroup_cls(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flow.c b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
index 6ab317b48d6c..2806aa1254e1 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flow.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flow.c
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_flow_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.walk		= flow_walk,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("flow");
 
 static int __init cls_flow_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_flower.c b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
index e5314a31f75a..739e09e0fa57 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_flower.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_flower.c
@@ -3633,6 +3633,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_fl_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.flags		= TCF_PROTO_OPS_DOIT_UNLOCKED,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("flower");
 
 static int __init cls_fl_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_fw.c b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
index afc534ee0a18..86c833885a2d 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_fw.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_fw.c
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_fw_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.bind_class	=	fw_bind_class,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("fw");
 
 static int __init init_fw(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
index c4ed11df6254..21ba73978c6a 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_matchall.c
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_mall_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.bind_class	= mall_bind_class,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("matchall");
 
 static int __init cls_mall_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_route.c b/net/sched/cls_route.c
index 12a505db4183..a4701c0752df 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_route.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_route.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_route4_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.bind_class	=	route4_bind_class,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("route");
 
 static int __init init_route4(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_u32.c b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
index d5bdfd4a7655..a969adbd7423 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_u32.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
@@ -1453,6 +1453,7 @@ static struct tcf_proto_ops cls_u32_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.bind_class	=	u32_bind_class,
 	.owner		=	THIS_MODULE,
 };
+MODULE_ALIAS_TCF("u32");
 
 static int __init init_u32(void)
 {
