diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
index 9cc6303c82ff..f38d31bfab1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_core.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "octeon_network.h"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Cavium Networks, <support@cavium.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Cavium LiquidIO Intelligent Server Adapter Core");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 /* OOM task polling interval */