diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c
index 32814371b8d3..aa1b41ca40f7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-mq.c
@@ -1471,5 +1471,3 @@ module_exit(mq_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Joe Thornber <dm-devel@redhat.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("mq cache policy");
-
-MODULE_ALIAS("dm-cache-default");
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-smq.c b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-smq.c
index 48a4a826ae07..200366c62231 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-smq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-cache-policy-smq.c
@@ -1789,3 +1789,5 @@ module_exit(smq_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Joe Thornber <dm-devel@redhat.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("smq cache policy");
+
+MODULE_ALIAS("dm-cache-default");