diff --git a/drivers/video/pm2fb.c b/drivers/video/pm2fb.c
index a52c61a0ce52..540249f741c3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/pm2fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/pm2fb.c
@@ -1837,6 +1837,8 @@ module_exit(pm2fb_exit);
 
 module_param(mode_option, charp, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode_option, "Initial video mode e.g. '648x480-8@60'");
+module_param_named(mode, mode_option, charp, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode, "Initial video mode e.g. '648x480-8@60' (deprecated)");
 module_param(lowhsync, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(lowhsync, "Force horizontal sync low regardless of mode");
 module_param(lowvsync, bool, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/video/tridentfb.c b/drivers/video/tridentfb.c
index 46669c669586..bd54cd0de39a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tridentfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tridentfb.c
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ static int nativex;
 
 module_param(mode_option, charp, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode_option, "Initial video mode e.g. '648x480-8@60'");
+module_param_named(mode, mode_option, charp, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode, "Initial video mode e.g. '648x480-8@60' (deprecated)");
 module_param(bpp, int, 0);
 module_param(center, int, 0);
 module_param(stretch, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
index 66305b604ba8..f6895ef6bf59 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vt8623fb.c
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("fbdev driver for integrated graphics core in VIA VT8623 [CLE
 
 module_param(mode_option, charp, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode_option, "Default video mode ('640x480-8@60', etc)");
+module_param_named(mode, mode_option, charp, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode, "Default video mode e.g. '648x480-8@60' (deprecated)");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 module_param(mtrr, int, 0444);