diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 4ce5f0f32fba..c23443ee1b33 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int i2c_del_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
  * chips.
  */
 
-int i2c_add_driver(struct i2c_driver *driver)
+int i2c_register_driver(struct module *owner, struct i2c_driver *driver)
 {
 	struct list_head   *item;
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter;
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ int i2c_add_driver(struct i2c_driver *driver)
 	down(&core_lists);
 
 	/* add the driver to the list of i2c drivers in the driver core */
+	driver->driver.owner = owner;
 	driver->driver.bus = &i2c_bus_type;
 	driver->driver.probe = i2c_device_probe;
 	driver->driver.remove = i2c_device_remove;
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ int i2c_add_driver(struct i2c_driver *driver)
 	up(&core_lists);
 	return res;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_register_driver);
 
 int i2c_del_driver(struct i2c_driver *driver)
 {
@@ -1132,7 +1134,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_bus_type);
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_add_adapter);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_del_adapter);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_add_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_del_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_attach_client);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_detach_client);
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 75aa18e865da..7863a59bd598 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -291,9 +291,14 @@ struct i2c_client_address_data {
 extern int i2c_add_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *);
 extern int i2c_del_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *);
 
-extern int i2c_add_driver(struct i2c_driver *);
+extern int i2c_register_driver(struct module *, struct i2c_driver *);
 extern int i2c_del_driver(struct i2c_driver *);
 
+static inline int i2c_add_driver(struct i2c_driver *driver)
+{
+	return i2c_register_driver(THIS_MODULE, driver);
+}
+
 extern int i2c_attach_client(struct i2c_client *);
 extern int i2c_detach_client(struct i2c_client *);